nacatamalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From nacatl (“meat”) +‎ tamalli (“tamal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [na.ka.taˈmá.lːi]

Noun

nacatamalli (inanimate, plural nacatamalli)

(it is) a meat-filled tamal.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 062r. col. 1.
  
  Nacatamalli. empanada de carne o coſa ſemejante.
  Nacatamalli. a meat empanada or of something similar.

Descendants

Spanish: nacatamal

References

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

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