centzontlahtoleh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms
  • centzontleh

Etymology

From centzontli (“four hundred, a count of four hundred”) +‎ tlahtōlli (“language, word, statement”) +‎ -eh (“possessor of”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sent͡sonˈt͡ɬaʔtoːleʔ/

Noun

centzontlahtōleh

  1. mockingbird

Descendants
  • Spanish: cenzontle

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