a ruby, a precious stone (see also tlapaltic teoxihuitl) (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
tlapalteoxiuitl
Alonso de Molina:
tlapalteoxiuitl. rubi, piedra preciosa. 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.