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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From tēntli "lip".
Noun
tēnzacatl (possessed ītēnzacauh)
- 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, ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)