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cuachichictli.

Headword: 
cuachichictli.
Principal English Translation: 

the crown of a member of the clergy (see Molina); see also our entry for cuachichictli, a word that referred to a special warrior's hairstyle

Orthographic Variants: 
quachichictli
Alonso de Molina: 

quachichictli. corona de clerigo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 84r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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