tototecaxtli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōtōtetl (“bird egg”) +‎ caxtli, variant of caxitl (“cup, vessel”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tōtōtecaxtli (inanimate)

bird's nest
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88v. col. 2:
  Nidal o nido d̀ aues.tototapaçolli. tototecaxitli.to / totochiquiuitl.
  A bird's nesting place or nest. tototapaçolli. tototecaxitli. totochiquiuitl.
- Idem, f. 151r. col. 1.
  Tototapaçolli. nido de aues. / Tototecaxtli. idem.
  Tototapaçolli. a bird's nest. / Tototecaxtli. the same.

Synonyms

(bird's nest): tapahzolli, tōtōchiquihuitl, tōtōtapahzolli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 88, 151

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