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Central Nahuatl
Noun
tepezolin
- (Milpa Alta) partridge
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From tepētl (“mountain”) + zōlin (“quail”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tepēzōlin (animate, plural tepēzōlimeh)
- partridge
c. 1600, anonymous author, Anónimo mexicano, f. 11r:onca:ncanaía, tepe Zolime. totochtin, cuauhtotolim, Mazame, ozo lome, cuamíztin, tecuanímê, […]- There were partridges, rabbits, fowl, deer, jaguars, mountain lions, and savage beasts;
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