"chalchihuitl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chalchihuitls [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chalchihuitl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nci|chalchihuitl}} Classical Nahuatl chalchihuitl Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chalchihuitl (countable and uncountable, plural chalchihuitls)
  1. (mineralogy, South America) turquoise Tags: South-America, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals

Inflected forms

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          "text": "But such a determinate value is attached to buckskin, eagle and wild turkey feathers, pelts of the Rocky Mountain lion, chalchihuitl, abalone, olivette shells (unpierced), the perforated sea-shell beads, silver necklaces, and other ornaments[…]",
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