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tlapaltic teoxihuitl.

Headword: 
tlapaltic teoxihuitl.
Principal English Translation: 

a ruby, a precious stone (see also tlapalteoxihuitl) (see Molina); here, the tlapal- refers to the color red (SW)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlapaltic teoxiuitl
Alonso de Molina: 

tlapaltic teoxiuitl. lo mismo es que tlapalteoxiuitl.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 130v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Colors
Jewelry, Adornment, Accouterments
Stones, Masonry