tlachcayotl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tla- +‎ ichcatl (“cotton”) +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tlachcayōtl (inanimate)

down (feathers)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 96v. col. 1:
  Pluma delicada y blanda.tlachcayotl.
  A fine and soft feather. tlachcayotl.
- Idem, f. 117r. col. 1.
  Tlachcayotl. la pluma mas delicada y blanda del / aue.
  Tlachcayotl. the finest and softest feather of a bird.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 96v, 117r

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