Headword:
cuicuiltic.
Principal English Translation:
something painted (see Karttunen); painted in multiple colors; or, with spots, moles, or freckles
Orthographic Variants:
cuihcuiltic
IPAspelling:
kwihkwiltik
Attestations from sources in English:
Cuicuil is a name attested in hieroglyph form in the Matrícula de Huexotzinco. One (f. 526v.), shows a person's head with lots of spots on it: https://aztecglyphs.wired-humanities.org/content/cuicuil-mh526v. Another name Cuicuil appears to be a painting, https://aztecglyphs.wired-humanities.org/content/cuicuil-mh647r. Another name is Tecuicuil, which appears to be a stone, likely painted with multiple colors, https://aztecglyphs.wired-humanities.org/content/tecuicuil-mh647v.
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