tlacuahuac

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tlaquauac (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tlacuāhua (“to harden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaˈkʷaː.wak]

Noun

tlacuāhuac (inanimate)

1. Something hard, solid or rigid.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 47v. col. 2:

     Dura coſa generalmente. tlaquauac. tepitztic. tla- / quactic. tepitztlaquactic. tetic.

     Something hard, generally speaking. tlaquauac. tepitztic. tlaquactic. tepitztlaquactic. tetic.

   • Idem, f. 133v. col. 1.

     Tlaquauac. coſa dura o empedernida.

     Tlaquauac. something hard or very rigid.

Derived terms

• tlacuāhuac tecpatl
• tlacuāhuac xihuitl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 47v, 133v