cuauhtentetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• quauhtentetl

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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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.