icnotlacualli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• icnotlaqualli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From icnōtl (“orphan”) +‎ tlacualli (“food”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ik.noː.t͡ɬaˈkʷa.lːi]

Noun

icnōtlacualli (inanimate)

1. Coarse food; food eaten by the poor.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 33v. col. 1:

     Icnotlaqualli. comida de pobres.

     Icnotlaqualli. food eaten by the poor.

Related terms

• icnōtlaquēmitl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa