tilma

English

Noun

tilma (plural tilmas)

1. (historical) An indigenous Mexican outer garment for men, worn on the front like a long apron, or fastened over the shoulders as a cloak.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tilmahtli, likely through a possessive such as notilmah (“(it is) my tilma”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtilma/ [ˈt̪il.ma]
• Rhymes: -ilma
• Syllabification: til‧ma

Noun

tilma f (plural tilmas)

1. (historical, Mexico) an indigenous outer garment for men, worn on the front like a long apron, or fastened over the shoulders as a cloak

See also

• manta

Further reading

• “tilma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014