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xomalcactli.

Headword: 
xomalcactli.
Principal English Translation: 

Spartan footwear, footwear made of feather grass (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
ʃomɑlkɑktɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

xomalcactli. espartañas calzado.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 161r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Textiles, Clothing