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altepepehualtiliztli.

Headword: 
altepepehualtiliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the foundation or founding of the pueblo (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
altepepeualtiliztli
IPAspelling: 
ɑːltepeːpewɑltiːlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

altepepeualtiliztli. fundacion de pueblo.
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: 
Origins (human, ethnic, towns)
Socio-Political Units, Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods