yztlacatemictli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

ytzlaca- (“saliva; falsehood”) +‎ temictli (“dream”)

Noun

yztlacatemictli

1. A false dream; an illusion.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 230r:

     Sueño vano. çannen temictli.yztlacatemictli.

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