Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bluish-green turquoise found in New Mexico, highly prized as a gem by the aborigines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) The Mexican name for turquoise. See
turquoise .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy, South America
turquoise
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Examples
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The name is from _chalchihuitl_, jade, and _vitztli_, the thorn used to pierce the tongue, ears and penis, in sacrifice.
American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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Anenicuic, _id est_, amo ca nen nonicuic, in quetzali, in chalchihuitl in ixquich ynotlatqui, toçiquemitl.
Rig Veda Americanus Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans, With a Gloss in Nahuatl Various 1868
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