tlequiquiztlalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tlequiquiztli (“firearm, gun”) +‎ tlālli (“earth, soil”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɬekikistɬaːlli/

Noun

tlequiquiztlālli

Gunpowder.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 198v.
  Poluora. tlequiquiztlalli.
Sulfur.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 196r.
  Piedra çufre. tlequiquiztlalli.
- 1555: ibid., f. 230r.
  Sufre o piedra çufre. tlequiquiztlalli.

Derived terms

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