tlequiquiztlaltema

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

tlequiquiztlalli (“gunpowder”) +‎ tema (“fill”)

Verb

tlequiquiztlaltema

1. (transitive) To charge (a gun) with powder.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 44v:

     Cargar arcabuz. ni,tlequiquiztlaltema. [sic]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• tlatlequiquiztlaltentli