centzontlahtoleh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

centzontleh

Etymology

From centzontli (“four hundred, a count of four hundred”) +‎ tlahtōlli (“language, word, statement”) +‎ -eh (“possessor of”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sent͡sonˈt͡ɬaʔtoːleʔ/

Noun

centzontlahtōleh

mockingbird

Descendants

Spanish: cenzontle

References

“ccentzontlatole” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.

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