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chipalli.
Headword:
chipalli.
Principal English Translation:
1) yellow
2) cleaning implement; e.g chipalyacatl, hanky for cleaning the nose
3) shell (see attestations)
Attestations from sources in English:
In the Matrícula de Huexotzinco (f. 555r), a man is named Chipal, and what is shown in the glyph for his name is a wide turbinate shell.