tecciztli

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːksistɬi/

Noun

tēcciztli

1. Conch shell.
   • 1645: Horacio Carochi, Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaración de los adverbios della, f. 85r

     Quinye yuh ontlami in tlaqua, in ye ōcuēl quicac in tēcciztli mopitza, acabaua de comer, quando oyo tocar el caracol

     (He had just finished eating when he heard the conch trumpet sound)

Synonyms

• quiquiztli

References

• Carochi, Horacio (2001) Grammar of the Mexican Language, with an Explanation of its Adverbs, trans. and ed. by James Lockhart, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 316–317
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 215

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tēcciztli

Noun

tecciztli

1. egg
2. tilefish