tenzacatl

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Classical Nahuatl

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From tēntli "lip".

Noun

[edit]

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, ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)