tlaxcalchiquihuitl
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- tlaxcalchiquiuitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From tlaxcalli (“tortilla”) + chiquihuitl (“basket”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tlaxcalchiquihuitl (inanimate)
- A basket for carrying tortillas.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 63v:
- Ceſtillo de tortillas o tamales. tzincayo.tzimpetlayo.tla / qual chiquiuitl.tlaxcalchiquiuitl.
- A small basket for tortillas or tamales. tzincayo. tzimpetlayo. tlaqual chiquiuitl. tlaxcalchiquiuitl.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Spanish: taxcal
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa