tilma
English
editNoun
edittilma (plural tilmas)
- (historical) An indigenous Mexican outer garment for men, worn on the front like a long apron, or fastened over the shoulders as a cloak.
Anagrams
editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Nahuatl tilmahtli, likely through a possessive such as notilmah (“(it is) my tilma”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittilma f (plural tilmas)
- (historical, Mexico) an indigenous outer garment for men, worn on the front like a long apron, or fastened over the shoulders as a cloak
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “tilma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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