cuauhtentetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quauhtentetl

Etymology

cuāuhtli "eagle" + tēntetl "lip plug"

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʷaːwteːntetɬ/

Noun

cuāuhtēntetl

A lip plug in the shape of an eagle.
- 1558–1561 Bernardino de Sahagún, Primeros Memoriales
  quauhtentetl
  
  ynic tlatlalili tecpatl iuhq̓ nextecuili ynic quitlalia ypã quiquixtia tlateque.

Derived terms

teocuitlacuauhtentetl

References

Alexis Wimmer, Dictionnaire de la langue Nahuatl Classique.
Sahagún, Bernardino de; Sullivan, Thelma D.; Nicholson, H. B. (1997) Primeros Memoriales. University of Oklahoma Press.

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