Caxtillan totolin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillan totolin (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Caxtīllan (“Castile; Spain”) +‎ tōtolin (“turkey hen”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaʃˈtiː.lːaːn toːˈto.lin]

Noun

Caxtīllān tōtolin (animate)

hen
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 65r. col. 1:
  Gallina de caſtilla o gallo. quanaca. vel.caſtillan to / tolin.
  A Castilian hen or cock. quanaca. vel. caſtillan totolin.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 65r

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