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altepeitta.

Headword: 
altepeitta.
Principal English Translation: 

to visit or make an inspection of indigenous communities, towns, and cities

IPAspelling: 
ɑːltepeːittɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

altepeitta. n. (pret. onaltepeittac.) visitar los pueblos, villas, o ciudades.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Imperialism (Spanish)
Socio-Political Units, Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods