tepozmaccuahuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tepoztli (“metal”) +‎ māccuahuitl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teposmaːkkʷawitɬ/
IPA^(key): /teposmaːhkʷawitɬ/

Noun

tepozmāccuahuitl

Sword.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 114v:
  Eſpada. tepuzmacquauitl.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1640–41: Bartolomé de Alva (trans.), The Animal Prophet and the Fortunate Patricide, f. 22v.
  ymeço yc ticàaltiz yn tepozmāhquahuitl
  (You will bathe the sword with their blood.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

espada
tepoztzotzopaztli (rare)

Derived terms

tepozmaccuahuitl yacapitzahuac

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, page 187

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