ocotzotlatetzauhtli.

Headword:

Principal English Translation:

a resin (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants:

ocotzo tlatetzauhtli

Alonso de Molina:

ocotzo tlatetzauhtli. pez.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 75v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English:

Alejandro de Ávila Blomberg reminds us that the Spanish word pez has another meaning (other than fish), quoting from the Diccionario de la Real Academia: "Sustancia resinosa, lustrosa, quebradiza y de color pardo amarillento, que se obtiene de la trementina y que, mezclada con estopa y otros materiales, sirve para calafatear embarcaciones de madera." He adds that tzauhtli is "the orchid mucilage used as a glue."
Personal communication, May 8, 2022.

themes:

Plants, Trees, Flora