Search Issues: Update 2026-09-16 - Repairs to some of our search pages are ongoing. Thank you for your continued patience!

Meanwhile, elements of the Advanced Search are working and the Alphabetical Listings are working, too.

cemmalacatentli.

Headword: 
cemmalacatentli.
Principal English Translation: 

a portion of linen, wool, or the like that has been spun and that fits on the spindle; or a spool of thread

IPAspelling: 
semmɑlɑkɑtentɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

cemmalacatentli. vna husada, o vna mazorca de hilado.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 16r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Textiles, Clothing