teahpaztli
Classical Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From tetl (“stone”) + ahpaztli (“an earthen basin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
teahpaztli inan (plural teahpaztli)
- (it is) a stone basin or tub.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 2, f. 55v. col. 2:
- Teapaztli. pila de piedra, o coſa ſemejante.
- Teapaztli. a stone basin, or something similar to it.