tlameme

Central Nahuatl

Noun

tlameme (animate)

donkey (mammal)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tlaˈmeme/ [t̪laˈme.me]
Rhymes: -eme
Syllabification: tla‧me‧me

Noun

tlameme m (plural tlamemes)

(El Salvador) Alternative form of tameme; porter, carrier
Mi abuela empleaba un tlameme para traer sacos de frijoles desde casa al mercado. ― My grandma used to hire a carrier to take gunny sacks of beans from our house to the market.
(El Salvador) underling, scrub, peon
No logré pasar con mi propio doctor, sino que me mandó a su tlameme. ― I couldn't see my actual doctor, instead he sent me his underling.

Further reading

“tlameme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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