altepetlahuiztli.

Headword:

altepetlahuiztli.

Principal English Translation:

the coat of arms or battle devices, weapons, or insignia that pertain to a city or a pueblo (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants:

altepetlauiztli

IPAspelling:

ɑːltepeːtɬɑwistɬi

Alonso de Molina:

altepetlauiztli. armas dela ciudad.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English:

Combines altepetl and tlahuiztli, the latter meaning "battle device(s), weapons, insignia" (Lockhart's translation of Molina). (SW)

themes:

Socio-Political Units, Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods

Weapons, Shields, Heraldry