tenzacatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• teçacatl
• tezacatl
• tezzacatl

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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