totolayotl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

totolayotl

1. A chicken stew.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōtolin (“turkey hen, hen”) +‎ āyōtl (“soup, stew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toː.toɬˈaː.joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

tōtolāyōtl (inanimate)

1. A stew made with chicken or turkey meat.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 40:

     Caldo de aue.   totolayotl.

     Bird's meat stew.   totolayotl.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23r. col. 2:

     Caldo de aue. totolayotl.

     Bird's meat stew. totolayotl.

   • Idem, f. 1510v. col. 1.

     Totolayotl. caldo de aue.

     Totolayotl. bird's meat stew.

Related terms

• nacaāyōtl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 23r, 150v