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(a loanword from Spanish)
a lathe; or, an iron tool for reeling or spinning silk
yhua ze torno yhua ome asadon yhua ze acha yhua ce candado mochi nicmaca nozihuatzin yca quinpalehuiz nopilhua = and a lathe, and two hoes and an axe, and a latch; I give it all to my wife to help my children with (Saltillo, 1682)
ce torno = a lathe (Saltillo, 1627)
yn oquimatlan yn otleco yn icpac coyolcali yhuan bigas carritillia quitlali mecatl ça huel mochi quichiuh meztiço ytoca Juan Daça achpisco. Auh ynic tlecoc yca torno çan icaya ome carritilia monec caxtila mecatl = El que terminó de subirlas arriba de la torre, junto con las vigas y carretillas, el que puso las cuerdas, el que hizo todo fue el mestizo llamado Juan Daza Achpisco. Fueron subidas con torno, solo había dos carretillas. (Tlaxcala, 1662–1692)