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noun, masculine

tetunte

/teˈtunte/

noun, masculine/teˈtunte/plural: tetuntes

piece of tile or brick; head; stupid person

From or related to Classical Nahuatl tetōntli (“small rock”). According to the DRAE, from a compound tetzontli, from Classical Nahuatl tetl (“rock”) and tzontli (“hair, head”). The word may come from an interaction between the two Nahuatl terms.