necklace, jewel, ornament, jewelry; or, a precious rock made into a rounded shape; or, rosary beads (see Molina, Karttunen, and Lockhart)
cozcatl (noun) = jewel, precious stone; a string of such; a chain or collar
In the Florentine Codex we see the precious necklace and the precious feather used to refer to babies and children and to describe a new life that could be placed within a young woman: in ce cozcatl, in ce quetzalli = the precious necklace, the precious feather. Additional metaphors for the newborn child include "the thorn, the spine of the grandfathers, of the grandmothers" and "the chip, the flake of those who already have gone to reside in the beyond..." (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
tlacopacozcatl = necklaces of wood (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
icozqui chipoli = his shell necklace
concozcati in cozcatl, consuchicozcati = he put necklaces on him, he put flower necklaces on him
coztic teocuitlachayahuac cozcatl = the necklace of radiating golden pendants, also mentioned only by the Códice Florentino (CF VIII:28) as the dance adornment of rulers: 'coztic teucujtlachaiaoac cozcatl, chalchiuhtlacanaoallli iitic manj'
teocuitlaxuchicozcatl = golden flower necklace (mid sixteenth century, Central Mexico)
timitztotlanehuizque, ticozcatlanehuizque, tiquetzallanehuizque = hemos de pedirte en préstamo como cosa nuestra, hemos de solicitar en préstamo un collar, hemos de pedir en préstamo una pluma preciosa
Toztlan nictemacac nocozquin = en Toztlan di una piedra que dicen cozcatl (Tenochtitlan, 1551)
nocuzque = ¡oh joya mía!