totoltemolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• totoltemulli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tōtoltetl (“chicken egg”) +‎ mōlli (“stew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toː.toɬ.teˈmoː.lːi]

Noun

tōtoltemōlli (inanimate)

1. A stew or soup made with chicken eggs.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 150v. col. 1:

     Totoltemulli. manjar o potaje de hueuos.

     Totoltemulli. a dish or a potage of [chicken] eggs.

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 150v