tzapatzin

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tzapa (“dwarf”) +‎ -tzin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tzapatzin (animate)

diminutive of tzapa; a dwarf.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 151v. col. 1:
  Tzapaton. enanillo. / Tzapatzin. idem.
  Tzapaton. a small dwarf. / Tzapatzin. the same.

Synonyms

tzapatōn

References

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

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