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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From tlateōchīhualli (“something blessed, made holy”) + tlaxcalli (“bread”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tlateōchīhuallaxcalli (inanimate)
- (Christianity) leavened bread that has been blessed but not consecrated; antidoron.
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 135