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iztac teocuitla popozoquillotl.

Headword: 
iztac teocuitla popozoquillotl.
Principal English Translation: 

silver slag/dross (see Molina); i.e. what is wasted in the silver mining process?

Alonso de Molina: 

iztac teocuitla popozoquillotl. escoria de plata.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 49r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Metals, Mining