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Letter Z: Displaying 581 - 600 of 639

Zorita.

Orthographic Variants: 
Zurita

a Spanish surname; the name carried by a "doctor" (and "oydor" or judge of the high court, the "Real Audiencia") in sixteenth-century New Spain, don Alonzo de Zorita, 1548–1556

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zotica.

for beads or the like to be strung (see Molina)

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zotl.

sotɬ
Orthographic Variants: 
çotl, çutl

one-quarter of a pierna (leg) of cloth; this was a measure, usually used for mantas (tribute cloths); one zotl could also refer to a piece of cloth, or a rag. See also our entries for cenzotl and pierna.

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zotlactic.

sotɬɑktik

something thin and loose; or, something faded and withered; or, a man of little enthusiasm (see Molina)

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zotlahua.

sotɬɑːwɑ
Orthographic Variants: 
zotlaua

to lose heart (oneself), or to cause someone to lose heart or become faint (see Molina)

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zotlāhua.

for s.t. to make s.o. nauseous or weak.
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zotlahuac.

sotɬɑːwɑk
Orthographic Variants: 
zotlauac

dizzy

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zotlahualiztli.

sotɬɑːwɑlistɬi
Orthographic Variants: 
zotlaualiztli

dizziness (see Molina)

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zotlāhui.

1. to be hung over. 2. to not feel like doing anything.
A. 1. Persona que esta enferma porque toma. “Juan Tomas esta muy debil porque fue al chaparral y tomo.” B. Debilitarse.
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zotoc.

soːtok
Orthographic Variants: 
zōtoc

something nailed (see Karttunen)

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zotol.

soːtoːl
Orthographic Variants: 
zōtōl

palm tree (see Karttunen)

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zotolcactli.

soːtolkɑktɬi

souls or sandals made of palm fronds

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zotolin.

soːtolin

a palm tree

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zotolla.

a palm grove

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zotolpetlatl.

soːtolpetɬɑtɬ

a palm mat

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Zouaylacatz.

a person's name, attested male in Mexico City in 1558 (we are preserving the orthography as given, but also suggesting the alternative orthography of Cihuailacatz).

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zouhtimani.

Orthographic Variants: 
çoutimani

for a book or a letter to be open (see Molina)

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zoyacalli.

Orthographic Variants: 
zuyacal

1) a palm-leaf wrap worn to protect a person in heavy rain;
2) a palm-leaf cone-shaped object that may have contained silk or cocoons from which silk could be made (see Codex Sierra, plate 53, https://bidilaf.buap.mx/objeto.xql?id=48281&busqueda=Texupan&action=search

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zoyacapulin.

dates (the fruit) (see Molina)

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zoyachiquihuitl.

soːjɑtʃikiwitɬ
Orthographic Variants: 
zoyachiquiuitl

a palm-leaf basket (see Molina)

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