totolmolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

totolmulli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tōtolin (“chicken”) +‎ mōlli (“broth, stew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [toː.toɬˈmoː.lːi]

Noun

tōtolmōlli (inanimate)

A stew prepared with chicken; chicken soup.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 81v. col. 1:
  Manjar de carne.nacamulli.totolmulli.maçamulli. / y aſsi de los de mas.
  A plate made from meat. nacamulli. totolmulli. maçamulli. and likewise for the rest.

Related terms

tōtoltemōlli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 81v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 720

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