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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From tenextli (“lime”) + tetl (“stone”). Interestingly, the word contains this second element twice; tenextli itself is composed of tetl + nextli (“ashes”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tenextetl (inanimate)
- rock from which lime is extracted; limestone
- Idem, f. 99r. col. 2.
- Tenextetl.piedra de cal.
- Tenextetl. a rock containing lime.
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