maxtlatl
Central Nahuatl
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
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Noun
maxtlatl
- loincloth; breechclout
- c. 1609, Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 24v:
- Auh yn oquichtin aocmo maxtleque. ça tzintlapantinemia. anoço ça tzintlapãtinemi maxauhtinemi.
- And [so] the men no longer have breechclouts. They just go with buttocks or virile members bare.
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