tezonpahtli

Classical Nahuatl

Teçonpahtli (left), in the Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis.

Alternative forms

• teçonpahtli (1552: Juan Badiano, Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis)
• tezompahtli
• tezonpatli

Etymology

tezontli "lava" + pahtli "medicine"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tesonpaʔtɬi/
• IPA^(key): /tesompaʔtɬi/

Noun

tezonpahtli

1. A kind of plant.