tepilli
Central Nahuatl
editNoun
edittepilli
- (Milpa Alta) vulva, vagina.
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editA contraction of tentli (“lips; mouth”) + pilli (“child”). A mouth that gives birth to children.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittepilli
- vulva
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 103r:
- tepilli. natura de hembra.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)