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ocotzotlatetzauhtli.

Headword: 
ocotzotlatetzauhtli.
Principal English Translation: 

a resin (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ocotzo tlatetzauhtli
Alonso de Molina: 

ocotzo tlatetzauhtli. pez.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 75v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English: 

Alejandro de Ávila Blomberg reminds us that the Spanish word pez has another meaning (other than fish), quoting from the Diccionario de la Real Academia: "Sustancia resinosa, lustrosa, quebradiza y de color pardo amarillento, que se obtiene de la trementina y que, mezclada con estopa y otros materiales, sirve para calafatear embarcaciones de madera." He adds that tzauhtli is "the orchid mucilage used as a glue."
Personal communication, May 8, 2022.

themes: 
Plants, Trees, Flora
See also: 
ocotzotl.