Caxtillan tlaolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillan tlaulli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) +‎ tlaōlli (“grains of maize”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaʃ.tiː.lːaːn.t͡ɬaˈoː.lːi]

Noun

Caxtīllān tlaōlli (inanimate)

wheat
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 238r.
  Trigo. Caſtillan taulli.
  Wheat. Caſtillan tlaulli.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

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