quachtli

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noun

A piece of standardized cloth used as currency in Mesoamerica until shortly after the arrival of Europeans.

OriginNahuatl [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounquachtli (plural quachtlis)

plural quachtlis

  1. A piece of standardized cloth used as currency in Mesoamerica until shortly after the arrival of Europeans.

Origin

  1. Nahuatl[Term?]
  2. Englishquachtli

From Nahuatl [Term?].

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APA

quachtli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quachtli

MLA

“quachtli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quachtli. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quachtli,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quachtli.

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