dzita

dzita

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec xi̱tá, Chayuco Mixtec xita, San Juan Colorado Mixtec ìxtà, San Miguel El Grande Mixtec staā, Yosondúa Mixtec staa.

Noun

dzita

1. tortilla
   • 1593, Antonio de los Reyes, Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 2:

     qndu cundi dzita, yre a buscar pan

     I will go to get bread^{[sic, meaning tortillas]}

References

• Reyes, Antonio de los (1593) Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 1