tlaxcaltexcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tlaxcalli (“bread”) +‎ texcalli (“oven”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaʃ.kaɬ.teʃˈka.lːi]

Noun

tlaxcaltexcalli (inanimate)

An oven, especially one for baking bread.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 142r:
  Horno de cozer pan. texcalli. tlaxcaltexcalli.
  An oven for baking bread. texcalli. tlaxcaltexcalli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 72r. col. 1:
  Horno de cozer pan. texcalli. tlaxcaltexcalli.
  An oven for baking bread. texcalli. texcaltexcalli.
- Idem, f. 145v. col. 1.
  Tlaxcaltexcalli. horno para cozer pan.
  Tlaxcaltexcalli. an oven for baking bread.

Synonyms

texcalli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 72, 145

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