tlaltetontli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tlāltetl (“clump of earth”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tlāltetōntli (inanimate)

diminutive of tlāltetl; a small clump of earth.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 233v:
  Terroncillo pequeño terron. tlaltetonti.
  A little clump of earth, a small clump. tlaltetontli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 124v. col. 2:
  Tlaltetontli. terron pequeño.
  Tlaltetontli. a small clump of earth.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 113r, 124v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 605

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