elmatlatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ēlli (“the liver”) +‎ mātlatl (“a net”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [eːɬˈmáːt͡ɬat͡ɬ]

Noun

ēlmātlatl inan (plural ēlmātlatl)

(it is) the mesentery.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 28v. col. 2:
  Elmatlatl. el redaño.
  Elmatlatl. the mesentery.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 2, f. 102v. col. 2:
  Redaño. telmatl.
  Mesentery. telmatl

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