tamalli
Central Nahuatl
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edit- (Tlaxcala): tamal
Etymology
editFrom Classical Nahuatl tamalli.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittamalli
Classical Nahuatl
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edittamalli (inanimate, plural tamalli)
- (it is) a small cake of cornmeal dough that is cooked and served in a corn husk wrapping; a tamale
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92r. col. 1:
- Pan de maiz cozido en ollas. tamalli.
- Maize bread cooked inside pots. tamalli.
- Idem, f. 90v. col. 2.
- Tamalli. pan de mayz embuelto en hojas y cozi / do en olla.
- Tamalli. maize bread wrapped in corn husks and cooked in a pot.
- Tamalli. pan de mayz embuelto en hojas y cozi / do en olla.
Derived terms
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Descendants
editReferences
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 92r, 90v
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, pages 436, 437
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
editEtymology
editCognate to Classical Nahuatl tamalli
Noun
edittamalli
Derived terms
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