tilma
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
tilma (plural tilmas)
- (historical) An indigenous Mexican outer garment for men, worn on the front like a long apron, or fastened over the shoulders as a cloak.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tilmahtli, likely through a possessive such as notilmah (“(it is) my tilma”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tilma f (plural tilmas)
- (historical, Mexico) an indigenous outer garment for men, worn on the front like a long apron, or fastened over the shoulders as a cloak
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “tilma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- es:Clothing