teoxihuitl

== Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === teuxiujtl === Etymology === teōtl "god" + xihuitl "turquoise" === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /te.oːʃiwitɬ/ === Noun === teōxihuitl Fine turquoise. 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, "Florentine Codex", book 1 vel quijciiavj vel qujhiiouja, ynic qujtemoa [...] in teuxiujtl (Greatly were they wearied, much did they suffer to seek out ... fine turquoise) === References === Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981), Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 1 - The Gods, 2nd ed., rev. edition, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 42