maxtlatl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

maxtlatl

loincloth

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From māxatl (“crotch”) +‎ tlatl (“strip of cloth”)

Noun

maxtlatl

loincloth; breechclout
- c. 1609, Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 24v:
  Auh yn oquichtin aocmo maxtleque. ça tzintlapantinemia. anoço ça tzintlapãtinemi maxauhtinemi.
  And [so] the men no longer have breechclouts. They just go with buttocks or virile members bare.

Descendants

Central Nahuatl: maxtlatl, maxtl
- Spanish: maxtlate

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