tepozcuacalalahtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tepuzquacalalatli

Etymology

tepoztli "metal" + *cuācalalahtli "helmet". Compare teōcuitlacuācalalahtli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teposkʷaːkalalaʔtɬi/

Noun

tepozcuācalalahtli

1. A morion.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:

     Quxiote armadura. tepuzquacalalatli.
     Quixones yerua conocida. lo miſmo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Clayton, Mary L. (1999) Three questions in Nahuatl morphology: 'wedge', 'helmet', 'plaster'. International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 466–484.