molcaxitl

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moːlˈkaʃitɬ/

Noun

molcaxitl

  1. A sauce bowl.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From mōlli (“sauce, broth”) +‎ caxitl (“bowl, cup”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moːlˈkaʃit͡ɬ/

Noun

mōlcaxitl

  1. A small mortar for grinding chilis.
  2. A sauce bowl.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: molcajete

References

  • “molcaxitl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.
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