Headword:
cuachichictli.
Principal English Translation:
the hairstyle of the cuachic warriors, or the "shorn ones," and was characterized by the stiff ridge crest going along the head (sixteenth century, central Mexico)
IPAspelling:
kwɑːtʃitʃiktɬi
Attestations from sources in English:
See an image that represents cuachichictli in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities, 2020-present).
See also our entry for cuachichictli, the word that referred to a crown worn by a member of the Catholic clergy.
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