altipetl

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Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

C.f. Classical Nahuatl āltepētl.

Noun

altipetl (plural altipemej)

  1. town
    • 2001, Elizabeth Márquez Hernández, ¿Tleka kimixmatij in masewaltin de otomí?, page 1:
      Hidalgo katki se altipetl tlen itoka Ixmiquilpan.
      In Hidalgo there is a town named Ixmiquilpan.