ayotapalcatl
Classical Nahuatl
[aː.joː.taˈpaɬ.kat͡ɬ]
noun
Definitions
- the shell or a turtle or tortoise
Etymology
Compound from Classical Nahuatl āyōtl (stew, soup, turtle, tortoise, broth, watery substance) + Classical Nahuatl tapalcatl (potsherd, broken tile, shard).
Origin
Classical Nahuatl
tapalcatl
Gloss
potsherd, broken tile, shard
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- tepalcate Spanish, Castilian
- ayoneuctli Classical Nahuatl
- chichihualayotl Classical Nahuatl
- eptapalcatl Classical Nahuatl
- iztaayotl Classical Nahuatl
- nacaayotl Classical Nahuatl
- tapalcatemalacatl Classical Nahuatl
- tapalcatl Classical Nahuatl
- tapalcatlapantli Classical Nahuatl
- tepolayotl Classical Nahuatl
- totolayotl Classical Nahuatl
- āyōtl Classical Nahuatl