teocuitlacuauhtentetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

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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