ilamatototl
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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From ilama (“old woman”) + tōtōtl (“bird”), for its nondescript appearance.
Pronunciation
Noun
ilamatōtōtl (animate)
- A canyon towhee (Melozone fusca), a solitary bird of inland Mexico and nearby US states
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 37r. col. 2:
- Ilama tototl.aue ſolitaria.
- Ilama tototl.a solitary bird.
References
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 37