tezontle

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noun

A porous, extrusive, igneous, volcanic rock, usually reddish in colour, used extensively in construction in Mexico.

OriginSpanish tezontle ← Nahuatl tetzontli →
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Meanings

nountezontle (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA porous, extrusive, igneous, volcanic rock, usually reddish in colour, used extensively in construction in Mexico.

Origin

  1. Nahuatltetzontli
  2. Spanishtezontle
  3. Englishtezontle

Borrowed from Spanish tezontle, from Nahuatl tetzontli, from tetl (“stone”) + tzontli (“head hair”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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