totoltetl itehuilotca

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

totoltetl yteuilotca (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tōtoltetl (“egg”) +‎ ītehuilotca (“its transparency”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tōtoltetl ītehuilotca (inanimate)

the egg white or albumen, especially when uncooked
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 46v:
  Clara de hueuo crudo. totoltetl yteuilotca.
  The white of an uncooked egg. totoltetl yteuilotca.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 150v. col. 1:
  Totoltetl yyztaca. clara de hueuo. / Totoltetl yteuilotca. idem.
  Totoltetl yyztaca. the white of an egg. / Totoltetl yteuilotca. the same.

Synonyms

(egg white): tōtoltetl īyiztāca

Antonyms

tōtoltetl īcōztica

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 150v

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