eptapalcatl
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editeptli (“oyster; pearl”) + tapalcatl (“potsherd”)
Noun
editeptapalcatl
- Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 178v:
- Nacar de perla. eptapalcatl.
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