Comment on Why do some men dis other men who sit to pee? (& follow-up questions)

• MisterNeon@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Women would use a blue green herb called xiuhquilitl to give their hair a purple/indigo sheen.

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  • Backlog3231@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That was cool, thanks!

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    • MisterNeon@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You’re welcome.

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  • JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That word sounds like someone was found innocent of a crime on account of a shoe

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    • MisterNeon@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      That’s because you’re mispronouncing the -tl st the end. In Nahuatl when a word ends in -tl it becomes like a slushy “S” crossed with a click sound.

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  • eatthecake@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I googled that

    Did you mean: xiuhcoatl

    Is this fire serpent/ weapon of the sun an Aztec dragon?

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    • MisterNeon@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      No Xiuhcoatl is a big blue fire snake, a mystical weapon, the animal spirit of the Xiuhtecuhtli, and a metaphor for government/war/dry season.

      Xiuh as a prefix is denote fire, turquoise, or years.

      Xiuhquilitl is a herb

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