# se hace blanco algo cuando lo dejan en el sol, o cuando le echan cuahnextli o jabón. “quedo bonito de blanco la blusa de Maribel porque estuvo mucho rato en el sol”.
something clean, clear, light, beautiful, pure; of water, fresh; also, white James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 214.
1) yellow "Historia de la América antecolombiana," p. 1240.
2) cleaning implement; e.g chipalyacatl, hanky for cleaning the nose "Paliacate, un pañuelo mexicano con historia," 1 Julio 2020.
3) shell (see attestations)
also known as the "firm herb," this was a medicinal plant from Tacambaro, Michoacan, that, when crushed and mixed with a beverage, was believed to be helpful for relieving gout and joint pain and restoring lost mobility
The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández, ed. Simon Varey, transl. Rafael Chabrán, Cynthia L. Chamberlin, and Simon Varey (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000), 142.