chimalchiuhqui

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

chimalli (“shield”) +‎ chihua (“to make”) +‎ -qui

Noun

chimalchiuhqui

Shield-maker.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mexicana, f. 113r
  Eſcudero que haze eſcudos. chimalchiuhqui.

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