yztlacatemictli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

ytzlaca- (“saliva; falsehood”) +‎ temictli (“dream”)

Noun

yztlacatemictli

A false dream; an illusion.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 230r:
  Sueño vano. çannen temictli.yztlacatemictli.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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