tapalcatlapantli

See also: tapalca tlapantli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tapalca tlapantli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tapalcatl (“potsherd, broken tile”) +‎ tlapantli (“roof”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ta.paɬ.ka.t͡ɬaˈpan.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tapalcatlapantli (inanimate)

tiled roof
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 232r:
  Tejado. tapalcatlapantli.
  A tiled roof. tapalcatlapantli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 112r. col. 1:
  Tejado.tapalcatlapantli.
  A tiled roof. tapalcatlapantli.
- Idem, f. 91r. col. 1.
  Tapalca tlapantli.tejado.
  Tapalca tlapantli. a tiled roof.

Related terms

tapalcacopichtli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 112, 91

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