necuatequilizteahpaztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From necuātēquiliztli (“baptism”) +‎ teahpaztli (“a stone basin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nekʷaːteːkiliste.aʔˈpast͡ɬi]

Noun

necuātēquilizteahpaztli inan (plural necuātēquilizteahpaztli)

1. (Catholicism) (it is) a baptismal font.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 96r. col. 1:

     Pila de baptizar. nequa atequilizteapaztli.

     A baptismal font. nequa atequilizteapaztli.

Synonyms

• necuātēquīlōyān, tēcuātēquīlōyān