comaltlilli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From comālli (“type of griddle”) +‎ tlīlli (“black ink, soot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko.maːɬˈt͡ɬiː.lːi]

Noun

comāltlīlli (inanimate)

Soot stuck to a comālli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 14r. col. 2:
  Comaltlilli. ciſco de comalli.
  Comaltlilli. soot of a comalli.

Related terms

cōntlīlli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 14

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