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tlacuahuac xihuitl.

Headword: 
tlacuahuac xihuitl.
Principal English Translation: 

turquoise, a precious stone (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlaquauac xiuitl, tlaquahuac xihuitl.
Alonso de Molina: 

tlaquauac xiuitl. turquesa, piedra preciosa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 133v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Jewelry, Adornment, Accouterments
Turquoise, Greenstone/Jade