Putting together a #xiuhpohualli resource for teochan.org this morning, and discovering that there are a few common translations of cempoalhuitl ("month") names that make NO sense!

#Tititl, for instance, is constantly said to mean "stretching", or on the other hand, "shrinking". But "titi-" actually means "belly". Another one is #Izcalli, which is commonly reported to mean "rebirth". There's no attestation for it; "iz" means "here" while "calli" is "house"!

#nahuatl #Chicano #Huehuemexicayotl