tzapa

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tzapatl

Etymology

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Noun

tzapa (animate)

dwarf
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 97v:
  Enano o enana. tzapa.tzapaton.tzapatl.
  A male or female dwarf. tzapa. tzapaton. tzapatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 51v. col. 1:
  Enano o enana. tzapa. tzapaton. tzapatl.
  A male or female dwarf. tzapa. tzapaton. tzapatl.
- Idem, f. 151v. col. 1.
  Tzapa. enano.
  Tzapa. a dwarf.

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 51v, 151v

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