tlequiquiztlaltema

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

tlequiquiztlalli (“gunpowder”) +‎ tema (“fill”)

Verb

tlequiquiztlaltema

(transitive) To charge (a gun) with powder.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 44v.
  Cargar arcabuz. ni,tlequiquiztlaltema. [sic]

Derived terms

tlatlequiquiztlaltentli

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