tepoztzotzopaztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

tepoztli (“metal”) +‎ tzotzopaztli (“weaver's reed”)

Noun

tepoztzotzopaztli

1. (obsolete, rare) Sword.
   • 1640–41: Bartolomé de Alva (trans.), The Animal Prophet and the Fortunate Patricide, f. 32.

     Ca yehuatl in yn notepoztzotzopatz [sic] ^{notepozmācquauh} yn ye ypal monemītia yc onicmomāquīxtillì
     (This is my metal weaver's reed ^{"my sword"} by whose grace he lives and with which I saved him.)

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Synonyms

• espada
• tepozmaccuahuitl

References

• Sell, Barry D. with Louise M. Burkhart and Elizabeth R. Wright (eds. and trans.) (2008) Nahuatl Theater, Volume 3: Spanish Golden Age Drama in Mexican Translation, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 227, 229