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cacapantiuh.

Headword: 
cacapantiuh.
Principal English Translation: 

to plate (with metal) or to veneer (with wood) a horseshoe (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
kɑkɑpɑːntiw
Alonso de Molina: 

cacapantiuh. ni. (pret. onicacapantia.) chapear la herradura dela bestia.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 10v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Metals, Mining
Wood, wooden material