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Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *metlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR. Cognate with Classical Nahuatl metlatl, Highland Puebla Nahuatl metat, Morelos Nahuatl metlatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl metlatl.
Noun
mitlatl
- metate
References
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) “Tlen ticuih itich in cocina”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 16