chichiquiltopilli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

chichiquilli (“harpoon”) +‎ topilli (“staff”)

Noun

chichiquiltopilli

  1. A kind of weapon.
    • 17C: Annals of Cuauhtitlan, 42:34–37
      auh yn ipillohuan yn ytiacahuan çeçeyaca yuh mochichihuaya mochintin chichiquiltopilli maquauhtopilli yn quitquitinemia huexotzinca ypã moquixtitinenca
      (And as for his nobles and captains, each one was adorned the same way. They all carried harpoon staffs, macana staffs. They looked like Huexotzinca)

Synonyms

References
  • Bierhorst, John (1992) Codex Chimalpopoca: The Text in Nahuatl with a Glossary and Grammatical Notes, Tucson & London: The University of Arizona Press, page 54
  • Bierhorst, John (1992) History and Mythology of the Aztecs: The Codex Chimalpopoca, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 94
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