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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
tletl "fire" + quiquiztli "trumpet"
Pronunciation
Noun
tlequiquiztli
- Firearm; gun; cannon.
1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:
Derived terms
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition University of Oklahoma Press, p. 261.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl University of Texas Press, p. 308.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written Stanford University Press, p. 239.