Tlazohcamati
/tɬaˌsoʔkaˈmati/noun
A Nahuatl expression meaning "thank you" or literally "I esteem/cherish it."
Did you know?Tlazohcamati comes from tlazōtl, a word tied to love, esteem, and preciousness, so the phrase literally treats gratitude as something cherished rather than merely polite.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
tlazohcamati
“I cherish it; I thank you”
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
tlazōtl
“preciousness, esteem, love”
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
mati
“to know, to perceive”
Modern English
English
tlazohcamati
“A borrowed Nahuatl phrase used to mean thank you”
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