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teocuitlayacametztli (nose ornaments, jewelry worn on the head, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Crescent-shaped nose ornaments made from gold. Postclassic Nahuas of central Mexico associated this symbol with the Huastec region and with deities of octli (pulque), an alcoholic beverage made from fermented agave sap. |
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teocuitlayacametztli (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,L,B)
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teocuitlayacametztli (Classical Nahuatl-P,D,U,B)
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teocuitlayacametztli (Spanish,UF,L,U)
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teocuitlayacametztli (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,U)
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teucujtlaiacametztli (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,B)
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............ | variant orthography |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Costume (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ costume (mode of fashion) (G) |
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................ costume accessories (G) |
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.................... worn costume accessories (G) |
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........................ jewelry (G) |
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............................ <jewelry by location> (G) |
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................................ jewelry worn on the head (G) |
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.................................... nose ornaments (G) |
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........................................ teocuitlayacametztli (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl ..... Tlamantli yehyectzin ipan yacatzolli quence metztli huan tlachihualli ica teocuitlatl. Nahuatl tlen Mexco central posclasico quinehpanohqueh ica ce tlaixnextilli tlen Huasteca huan ica totiotzitzin tlen pulqueh ce tlaoniliztli tlen teohuihtia huan tlachihualli ica iayoh metl tlen tentzitzicaztic. |
Spanish ..... Adornos nasales en forma de media luna y hechos de oro. Los nahuas del México central posclásico asociaron este símbolo con la región huasteca y con las deidades del octli (pulque), una bebida alcohólica hecha a partir de la savia de agave fermentada. |
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