pozolatl
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- poçolatl (obsolete or historical spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From pozoni (“for a pot to boil”) + ātl (“water”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pozolātl inan (plural pozolātl)
- (it is) a beverage of boiled or cooked maize.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 82v. col. 2:
- Poçol atl. beuida de mayz cozido.
- Poçol atl. a beverage of boiled maize.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 2, f. 19v. col. 1:
- Beuida de mayz cozido. poçolatl. quauhnexatl.
- A beverage of boiled maize. poçolatl. quauhnexatl.