Caxtillan tlahtolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillã tlatolli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) +‎ tlahtōlli (“language”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaʃˌtiː.lːaːn.t͡ɬaʔˈtoː.lːi]

Noun

Caxtīllān tlahtōlli (inanimate)

the Spanish language
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 217r.
  Romance lengua romana. roma tlahtolli.castillã tlatolli.
  Romance, a Roman language. roma tlahtolli.castillã tlatolli.

Related terms

Roma tlahtōlli

References

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

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