Save Gender Feminine Usage Nahuatl Pronounced Pron. sheew-CHAL-tseen [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsXiuhtlatzin, Xiutlaltzin Meaning & History From Nahuatl xiuhtlalli "turquoise lands, jade land", itself derived from xihuitl (xiuh-) "turquoise, grass, greenish thing" and tlālli "earth, land, soil", and the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.