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texolotl

Central Nahuatl edit

Noun edit

texolotl

  1. pestle, grinding stone

Classical Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

From teci (“to grind maize”) +‎ ōlōtl (“corn cob”), because of the pestle's cylindrical shape.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /teʃˈoːloːt͡ɬ/

Noun edit

texōlōtl (absolutive plural texōlōmeh)

  1. pestle, grinding stone

Descendants edit

  • → Spanish: tejolote

See also edit

References edit

  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 238
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