amilotetl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

amilotetl

shortfin silverside roe

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From amilotl (“a type of white fish”) +‎ tetl (“an egg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ámiˈlótet͡ɬ]

Noun

amilotetl inan (plural amilotetl)

(it is) the roe of the amilotl, a white fish.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 5r. col. 1:
  Amilotetl. hueuos de peſcado blanco.
  Amilotetl. the roe of a white fish.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 115v. col. 1:
  Vueo de peſcado. michin yteuh. michtetl. amilotetl / Y aſsi delos de mas.
  Roe. michin yteuh. michtetl. amilotetl / And likewise for other fish.
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Related terms

michtetl

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