ilamatototl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ilama (“old woman”) +‎ tōtōtl (“bird”), for its nondescript appearance.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ilamaˈtoːtoːt͡ɬ/

Noun

ilamatōtōtl (animate)

A canyon towhee (Melozone fusca), a solitary bird of inland Mexico and nearby US states
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 37r. col. 2:
  Ilama tototl.aue ſolitaria.
  Ilama tototl.a [species of] solitary bird.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 37

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