tepozhuitztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tepuzuitztli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

tepoztli (“iron”) +‎ huitztli (“thorn”)

Noun

tepozhuitztli

1. 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.