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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
tepoztli (“iron”) + huitztli (“thorn”)
Noun
tepozhuitztli
- nail
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 47
- “tepozhuiztli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.