tenextetl

== Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology === From tenextli (“lime”) +‎ tetl (“stone”). Interestingly, the word contains this second element twice; tenextli itself is composed of tetl + nextli (“ashes”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [teˈneʃ.tet͡ɬ] === Noun === tenextetl (inanimate) rock from which lime is extracted; limestone Idem, f. 99r. col. 2. Tenextetl.piedra de cal. Tenextetl. a rock containing lime. === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 96r, 99r