Chalchuite

/tʃælˈtʃuːaɪt/ noun

An alternative or variant spelling and name for chalchihuitl, the precious jade or turquoise-like stone valued in Aztec culture and Mesoamerica.

From Nahuatl 'chalchihuitl' adapted through Spanish colonial writings with an '-ite' mineralogical suffix, creating a more European-sounding variant.

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