tlamatzohualli

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 7 August 2017

Alternative forms

• tlamatzoalli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tla- +‎ mātzohua (“to fold (tortillas)”) +‎ -lli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɬa.maː.t͡soˈwá.lːi]

Noun

tlamātzohualli (inanimate)

1. (usually uncountable) maize tortillas that have been folded, softened or otherwise handled
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 126r. col. 2:

     Tlamatzoalli . tortillas dobladas, plegadas o ſouajadas.

     Tlamatzoalli. tortillas that have been refolded, folded or otherwise handled.

Hypernyms

• (folded tortilla): tlaxcalli

Derived terms

• chīllamātzohualli
• tlamātzohualcaxitl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 126r
• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 612