tezontle

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish tezontle, from Nahuatl tetzontli, from tetl (stone) + tzontli (head hair).

Noun

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tezontle (uncountable)

  1. A porous, extrusive, igneous, volcanic rock, usually reddish in colour, used extensively in construction in Mexico.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tetzontli, from tetl (stone) + tzontli (head, hair).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /teˈθontle/ [t̪eˈθõn̪.t̪le]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /teˈsontle/ [t̪eˈsõn̪.t̪le]
  • Rhymes: -ontle
  • Syllabification: te‧zon‧tle

Noun

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tezontle m (uncountable)

  1. tezontle

Descendants

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  • English: tezontle

Further reading

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