tlateochihuallaxcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tlateochiuallaxcalli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tlateōchīhualli (“something blessed, made holy”) +‎ tlaxcalli (“bread”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɬa.te.oː.t͡ʃiː.wa.lːaʃˈká.lːi]

Noun

tlateōchīhuallaxcalli (inanimate)

(Christianity) leavened bread that has been blessed but not consecrated; antidoron.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 135r. col. 2:
  Tlateochiuallaxcalli. pan bendito.
  Tlateochiuallaxcalli. blessed bread.

Related terms

tlateōchīhualātl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 135

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