tlazohtli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tlaçotli (obsolete spelling).

Etymology

From tlazohtla (“to love; cherish (someone or something”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tlazohtli inan (plural tlazohtli)

(it is) something precious; costly, valuable.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 119r. col. 2:
  Tlaçotli. coſa precioſa, o cara.
  Tlaçotli. something precious, or costly.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 98r. col. 1:
  Precioſo y coſtoſo. patiyo.tlaçotli. tlaçocapatiyo.
  Precious and costly. patiyo.tlaçotli. tlaçocapatiyo.
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Synonyms

patiyoh, tlazohcāpatiyoh

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