necuatequiliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From cuātēquia (“to baptize someone”) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nékʷatékiˈlíst͡ɬi]

Noun

necuātēquiliztli inan (plural necuātēquiliztli)

1. (Catholicism) (it is) the act of baptizing someone; a baptism.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 19r. col. 1:

     Bautiſmo, o baptiſmo. nequatequiliztli.

     A baptism. nequatequiliztli.

Synonyms

• tēcuātēquiliztli