tozampotzalli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tōzan (“gopher, mole”) + *pōtzalli (“mound”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tōzampōtzalli (inanimate)

  1. molehill
    • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 113r. col. 2:
      Tierra q̃ dexa leuantada el topo o la tuçan quando / ſe mete de baxo de tierra . tuçamputzalli.
      Earth thrown up by the mole or the gopher when it buries itself underground. tuçamputzalli.
    • Idem, f. 148r. col. 2.
      Toçãpotzalli. el mõtõ de tierra q̃ echa fuera vn ci- / [ erto aĩalejo q̃ ſe llama toçan.
      Toçãpotzalli. the mound of earth thrown up by a certain animal called toçan.

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