cuauhtentetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

cuāuhtli "eagle" + tēntetl "lip plug"

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʷaːwteːntetɬ/

Noun

cuāuhtēntetl

  1. 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.
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