tenzacatl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tēntli "lip".

Noun

tēnzacatl (possessed ītēnzacauh)

  1. A lip piercing; a lip plug.
    • 1524, Bernardino de Sahagún, Coloquios y doctrina cristiana
      ... auh no yehuan quitemaca ... in tenzacatl, in tlalpiloni, in maxtlatl, in tilmatli, ...
      ... and they also give ... lip plugs, headbands, breechcloths, capes, ...
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