tozoztontli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōzōztli (“vigil”) +‎ -tōn (“something small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toːsoːsˈtoːnt͡ɬi]

Noun

tōzōztōntli (inanimate)

1. (it is) the third of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to the rain god Tlāloc.
   • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 88v:

     Tercero Mes delos Mexicanos llamado: teçoztontli, en el qual haziá fiesta al dios llamado Tlaloc, q́ es el dios delas pluuias.

     Third month of the Mexicans, called teçoztontli, in which they celebrated the god called Tlaloc, who is god of rain.

Related terms

• huēyi tōzōztli