tepozhuitztli
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
tepoztli (“iron”) + huitztli (“thorn”)
Alternative forms
- tepuzuitztli (obsolete spelling)
Noun
tepozhuitztli
- nail
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 47
- “tepozhuiztli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.