tzontecomatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tzontli (“hair”) +‎ tecomatl (“gourd, vessel”), literally (“hair gourd”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡sonteˈkomat͡ɬ/

Noun

tzontecomatl (absolutive plural tzontecomameh)

head, skull
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 153v. col. 1.
  tzontecomatl. cabeza cortada y apartada del cuerpo.
  
  (tzontecomatl. a head severed and separated from the body.)

Synonyms

(head): cuāitl

Derived terms

centzontecomatl

Related terms

comatl
cōmitl

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 318

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