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Mecayapan Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate with Classical Nahuatl tzoncalli (“head of hair”). Equivalent to tzonti (“a hair”) + cajli (“house”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tzóncal
- hair
Derived terms
References
- Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 198, 220, 252