tzintamalli

Central Nahuatl

Noun

tzintamalli

1. (Milpa Alta) buttock

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

tzīntli (“rump”) +‎ tamalli (“tamale”).

Noun

tzīntamalli

1. buttocks
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 179r.:

     Nalga. tzintamalli.

     Buttock. tzintamalli.

References

• Frances Karttunen (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 313