totoltetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōtolin (“turkey”) +‎ tetl (“stone, egg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [toːˈtoɬ.tet͡ɬ]

Noun

tōtoltetl (absolutive plural tōtoltemeh)

an egg, especially that of a turkey
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 150v. col. 1.
  
  totoltetl. hueuo.
  
  (totoltetl. an egg.)

Derived terms

References

Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 256.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 248.

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