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ametzcalli.

Headword: 
ametzcalli.
Principal English Translation: 

an oyster or a clam from the sea (see Molina); -calli may refer to the shell (SW)

IPAspelling: 
ɑːmetskɑlli
Alonso de Molina: 

ametzcalli. ostia dela mar o almeja.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Food, Eating, Cooking
Marine, Maritime, Lacustrine