tlapanco

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tlapantli (“roof”) +‎ -co.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͜ɬapanko/

Noun

tlapanco (locative)

1. a storage platform under the roof; loft, attic
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 131r. col. 1.

     tlapanco. enel azotea.

     tlapanco. on the roof.

Related terms

• tlapancalli

Descendants

• Spanish: tapanco

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 289