ayotapalcatl

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See also: ayo tapalcatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ayo tapalcatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From āyōtl (“turtle, tortoise”) +‎ tapalcatl (“shard, potsherd”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

āyōtapalcatl (inanimate)

the shell or a turtle or tortoise
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 50v:
  Concha de galapago. ayo cacallotl.ayo tapalcatl.
  A turtle's shell. ayo cacallotl. ayo tapalcatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 28v. col. 1:
  Concha de tortuga. ayo cacallotl. ayo tapalcatl.
  A turtle's shell. ayo cacallotl. ayo tapalcatl.
- Idem, f. 3r. col. 2.
  Ayotapalcatl. concha de tortuga .
  Ayotapalcatl. a turtle's shell.

Synonyms

āyōcahcallōtl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 28, 2

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