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amatepetia.

Headword: 
amatepetia.
Principal English Translation: 

to cut and make things out of paper as offerings to the pre-Columbian deities (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
ɑːmɑtepeːtiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

amatepetia. nin. (pret. oninamatepeti.) hazer de papel algunas cosas cortadas o labradas para ofrecer alos idolos.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Gifts, Offerings, Sacrificial Rites
Paper
Religion (Indigenous)