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 agoWomen would use a blue green herb called xiuhquilitl to give their hair a purple/indigo sheen.
JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
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.
eatthecake@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I googled that
Did you mean: xiuhcoatl
Is this fire serpent/ weapon of the sun an Aztec dragon?
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.
Backlog3231@reddthat.com 4 days ago
That was cool, thanks!
MisterNeon@lemmy.world 4 days ago
You’re welcome.