zotolcactli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

çotolcactli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From zōtolin (“palm tree”) +‎ cactli (“sandal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [soː.toɬˈkak.t͡ɬi]

Noun

zōtolcactli (inanimate)

A sandal made from palm fronds.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 221r.
  Sandalias de arboles como palmas. çotolcactli.
  Sandals made from tree fronds, like those of palm trees. çotolcactli.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 107r. col. 2.
  Sandalias de arboles, como palmas . çotolcactli.
  Sandals made from tree fronds, like those of palm trees. çotolcactli.
- Idem, f. 25v. col. 1.
  çotolcactli. ſuelas o cacles de palmas.
  çotolcactli. soles or sandals made from palm fronds.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 107, 25

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