P | Nahuatl Dictionary

possession (usually, legal possession of land); often, the act of granting or recognizing possession, which could involve various actions that were demonstrative of that situation and their resulting documents

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postema.

an abscess
(a loanword from Spanish)

(early seventeenth century, central New Spain)
Annals of His Time: Don Domingo de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, James Lockhart, Susan Schroeder, and Doris Namala, eds. and transl. (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2006), 198–199.

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postigo.

a wicket, small door, gate, shutter
(a loanword from Spanish)

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postrero.

the last one; often used in association with the last day of the month
(a loanword from Spanish)

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potectli.

dust.

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potēhui.

for spoiling food or a dead animal to stink.

# huele rico un tipo de comida lo que ya esta echado a perder y cuando esta muerto un aniaml silvestre o un animal domestico y no lo entierran luego. “hace ocho días Jorge se murió su perro en el monte y ahora apesta mucho”.

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potēhuīltiā.

to allow food to spoil.

# una persona deja que se eche a perder un tipo de carne. “Edgar lo hizo apestar su carne de pollo porque no lo preparó luego, luego cuando llego a su casa”.

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