ahuillahtolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• auillatolli

Etymology

āhuilli "fun" + tlahtōlli "word; speech; language"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːwillaʔtoːlli/

Noun

āhuillahtōlli

1. (games) Wordgame; wordplay.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 144v:

     Iuego de palabras. camanallatolli. auillatolli. tentlamachtli. uetzquiztlatolli.

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Synonyms

• camanallahtolli
• huetzquiztlahtolli
• tentlamachtli