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terciopelo.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
terciopelo.
Principal English Translation:
velvet (see attestations)
Attestations from sources in English:
See an image that represents terciopelo in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities, 2020-present).
Chiquacenpuali ypan matlactli ome pesos omocovac matlactli ome varas . terciopelo chichiltic mochivaz almaticas nican teopan monequiz. = Twelve varas of red velvet were purchased for 132 pesos. Dalmatics needed by the church will be made here.