ocelopetlatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

ōcēlōtl "jaguar" + petlatl "mat"

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oːseːloːpetɬatɬ/

Noun

ōcēlōpetlatl

  1. Jaguar-skin mat.
    • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, "Florentine Codex", book 1
      vel qujciiavj vel qujhiiouja, ynic qujtemoa [...] in tequaneoatl, yn ocelupetlatl.
      (Greatly were they wearied, much did they suffer to seek out ... the skins of fierce animals, rugs of ocelot skins)

References
  • Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 1 - The Gods, 2nd ed., rev. edition, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 42
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