Chalchiuhtlicue

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM	Mike C	update #112
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
10/20/2016, 1:17 AM	Mike C	update #93
1/25/2013, 11:59 PM	Mike C	update #85
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Aztec and Toltec Mythology

Pronounced Pron. /t͡ʃaːɬ.t͡ʃiw.ˈt͡ɬi.kʷeː/(Nahuatl)

Meaning & History

Means "jade skirt" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "jade, precious stone" and cuēitl "skirt" [1]. This was the name of the Aztec goddess of water and rivers, the wife of Tlaloc.