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xopalehuac quetzalli.

Headword: 
xopalehuac quetzalli.
Principal English Translation: 

a precious green feather (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
xopaleuac quetzalli
Alonso de Molina: 

xopaleuac quetzalli. pluma verde y preciosa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 161r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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