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meztallotl.

Headword: 
meztallotl.
Principal English Translation: 

the white core or heart of the maguey (an agave plant) before it is cut (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
mestɑlloːtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

meztallotl. cogollo blanco de maguei antesque eche tallo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 55v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.