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quetzalchalchihuitl.

Headword: 
quetzalchalchihuitl.
Principal English Translation: 

precious greenstone (the color of quetzal feathers) or blue stone (see Molina; Engl. transl. by SW)

Orthographic Variants: 
quetzalchalchiuitl
Alonso de Molina: 

quetzalchalchiuitl. piedra preciosa de color azul, o verde.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 89r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Feathers
Jewelry, Adornment, Accouterments
Stones, Masonry
Turquoise, Greenstone/Jade