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twenty times

400; twenty bundles with 20 items such as cloths inside; one quimilli referred to a bundle of 20 items, so 20 of these meant 400 total, hence Molina's reference to 400 cloths; this is the vigesimal system par excellence, with probably twenty men carrying bundles of 20 mantas each, to be provided in tributes; while textiles were the usual referent, the quimilli could contain other things

festivals or markets that take place every twenty days (see Molina)

marigold (Tagetes erecta) (see Karttunen); also called the "dianthus of the Indies" (see Hernández)

that which perishes forever

the act of appearing forever

a quantity of liquid that can be absorbed by a cotton ball the size of a medium chicken egg

(citing Alfredo López Austin, based on Sahagún)
Víctor M. Castillo F., "Unidades nahuas de medida," Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl 10 (1972), 195–223, ver la página 204.

to disparage or insult someone completely

continue, or pursue something that was started, without stopping (see Molina)