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, page 150v