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amalacotic teocuitlatl chalchihuitl.

Headword: 
amalacotic teocuitlatl chalchihuitl.
Principal English Translation: 

gold or precious stone made in the shape of a certain herb called amalacotl (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
amalacotic teocuitlatl chalchiuitl
Alonso de Molina: 

amalacotic teocuitlatl chalchiuitl. oro o piedra preciosa hecha de forma de cierta yerua dicha amalacotl.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Jewelry, Adornment, Accouterments
Metals, Mining
Plants, Trees, Flora
Turquoise, Greenstone/Jade