yacaxihuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From yacatl (nose) +‎ xihuitl (turquoise).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ja.kaˈʃi.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

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yacaxihuitl (inanimate)

  1. A turquoise piece worn on the nose as jewelry.
    • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 96r. col. 1:
      Piedras precioſas, con que adornauan las narizes / los nobles.yaca xiuitl.
      Precious stones, with which the nobles adorned their noses. yaca xiuitl.
    • Idem, f. 115v. col. 1.
      Turqueſa conque adornauan las narizes los caci / ques. yacaxiuitl. ſ. piedras preciosas cõque ador / nauã lo de ẽcima delas ventanas delas narizes.
      A turquoise with which the chieftains adorned their noses. yacaxiuitl. precious stones with which they adorned the part of the nose above the nostrils.
    • Idem, f. 30v. col. 1.
      Yacaxiuitl. turq̃ſa o piedra precioſa con que cõ / ponian y aodrnauan los nobles las narizes.
      Yacaxiuitl. a turquoise or precious stone with which the nobles adorned or dressed up their noises.

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