Tlatolli
/t͡ɬaˈtoːl.li/noun
An Nahuatl word meaning speech, word, or discourse.
Did you know?In Nahuatl culture, tlatolli could refer to carefully crafted speech or authoritative discourse, showing that words were treated as something powerful enough to shape memory, identity, and social order.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
tlahtōlli / tlatolli
“speech, word, discourse”
Post-Conquest Nahuatl
Nah
tlatolli
“speech, word, talk, account”
Modern English
Eng
tlatolli
“a Nahuatl term used in linguistic and historical contexts”
Modern English
Eng
Nahuatl loanwords
“English borrowings ultimately from Nahuatl, such as tomato and chocolate”