tlacuahuac

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tlaquauac (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tlacuāhua (“to harden”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaˈkʷaː.wak]

Noun

tlacuāhuac (inanimate)

Something hard, solid or rigid.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 47v. col. 2:
  Dura coſa generalmente. tlaquauac. tepitztic. tla- / quactic. tepitztlaquactic. tetic.
  Something hard, generally speaking. tlaquauac. tepitztic. tlaquactic. tepitztlaquactic. tetic.
- Idem, f. 133v. col. 1.
  Tlaquauac. coſa dura o empedernida.
  Tlaquauac. something hard or very rigid.

Derived terms

tlacuāhuac tecpatl
tlacuāhuac xihuitl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 47v, 133v

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