eptapalcatl
Nahuatl
The iridescent nacre inside a nautilus shell.
Etymology
Noun
eptapalcatl
- Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 178v.
- Nacar de perla. eptapalcatl.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 178v.
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