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Spanish
Etymology
From or related to Classical Nahuatl tetōntli (“small rock”). According to the DRAE, from a compound tetzontli, from Classical Nahuatl tetl (“rock”) and tzontli (“hair, head”). The word may come from an interaction between the two Nahuatl terms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈtunte/
- Rhymes: -unte
- Syllabification: te‧tun‧te
Noun
tetunte m (plural tetuntes)
- (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) piece of tile or brick
- (colloquial, El Salvador) head
- (derogatory, El Salvador) stupid person
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