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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From āltepētl (“altepetl, city-state”) + nānyōtl (“womb”).
Pronunciation
Noun
āltepēnānyōtl (inanimate)
- A metropolis, a region or state's largest or capital city.
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa