totoltemolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

totoltemulli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tōtoltetl (“chicken egg”) +‎ mōlli (“stew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [toː.toɬ.teˈmoː.lːi]

Noun

tōtoltemōlli (inanimate)

A stew or soup made with chicken eggs.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 150v. col. 1.
  Totoltemulli. manjar o potaje de hueuos.
  Totoltemulli. a dish or a potage of [chicken] eggs.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 150v

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