totoltetl iyiztaca

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

totoltetl yyztaca (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tōtoltetl (“egg”) +‎ īyiztāca (“its whiteness, white color”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tōtoltetl īyiztāca (inanimate)

the egg white or albumen, especially when boiled or cooked
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 46v:
  Clara de hueuo cozido. totoltetl yyztac a.
  The white of a cooked egg. totoltetl yyztaca.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 150v. col. 1:
  Totoltetl yyztaca. clara de hueuo.
  Totoltetl yyztaca. the white of an egg.

Synonyms

(egg white): tōtoltetl ītehuilotca

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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