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tenzacatl.

Headword: 
tenzacatl.
Principal English Translation: 

a long lip plug (see Molina); a labret (a pierced lip ornament)

Orthographic Variants: 
tezacatl
Alonso de Molina: 

tenzacatl. bezote largo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 98v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Anatomy
Jewelry, Adornment, Accouterments
See also: 
tezacatl.
tentli.