tlazol

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlahzolli (trash, garbage, dirt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tlaˈθol/ [t̪laˈθol] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /tlaˈsol/ [t̪laˈsol] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: tla‧zol

Noun

tlazol m (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal, Mexico) trash, garbage
    Synonym: basura
  2. (Mexico) forage, fodder, especially that made from cropped cane

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