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acaltema.

Headword: 
acaltema.
Principal English Translation: 

to put a cargo on a ship, or launch a ship and put something on it (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
ɑːkɑlteːmɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

Acaltema. nitla. (pret. onitlaacalten). cargar la nao, o embarcar y meter algo con ella.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 1v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Markets, Commerce, Economy
Marine, Maritime, Lacustrine
Transportation, Travel