altepetenancoyoctli

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 26 April 2019

Etymology

From āltepētenāmitl (“city wall”) +‎ coyoctli (“hole, gap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːɬtepeːtenaːnˈkojokt͡ɬi/

Noun

āltepētenāncoyoctli (inanimate)

A small gate in a city wall.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4r. col. 2.
  Altepetenancoyoctli. portillo de muro de ciu-
  
  -dad.
  
  (Altepetenancoyoctli. small gate of of a city wall.)

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 4

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