béʼéltsʼééʼ

Etymology

From the root -TSʼEEʼ (“to eat mushy matter”).

Noun

béʼéltsʼééʼ

  1. dip, side dish
  2. gravy
    Synonym: biiʼooʼéél

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 908.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 630
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