tepozhuitztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • tepuzuitztli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

tepoztli (“iron”) +‎ huitztli (“thorn”)

Noun

tepozhuitztli

  1. nail

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 47
  • “tepozhuiztli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.
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