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tlalcoztli.

Headword: 
tlalcoztli.
Principal English Translation: 

yellow earth, or sort of vermillion (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlalcuztli
Alonso de Molina: 

tlalcuztli. tierra amarilla, o medio bermeja.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 123v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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