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nealtilatl.

Headword: 
nealtilatl.
Principal English Translation: 

the water in which some bathed, or the channels of water where everyone bathed (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
neɑːltiːlɑːtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

nealtilatl. agua con que se bañaron algunos, o acequias de agua donde se bañan todos. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 064r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Cleanliness, Orderliness (or lack of)
Water