teocuitlacuauhtentetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From teōcuitlatl (“gold”) +‎ cuāuhtēntetl (“eagle lip plug”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teoːkʷitɬakʷaːwteːntetɬ/

Noun

teōcuitlacuāuhtēntetl

  1. A gold lip plug in the shape of an eagle.
    • 1558–1561 Bernardino de Sahagún, Primeros Memoriales
      teucuitlaquauhtẽtetl. ynic tlachiuhtli tlapitzali tlacuilolo yuhqui quauhtly ic tlatlali teocuitlatl
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References

  • "teocuitlacuauhtentetl", Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2009-2025). «Gran Diccionario Náhuatl». gdn.iib.unam.mx (Electronic Dictionary). Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México.
  • Alexis Wimmer (2006-2025), “malinal.net”, in Dictionnaire de la langue Nahuatl Classique [Classical Nahuatl Language Dictionary] (in French)
  • Sahagún, Bernardino de; Sullivan, Thelma D.; Nicholson, H. B. (1997) Primeros Memoriales. University of Oklahoma Press.
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