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old petate, old woven mat; can also refer to a centipede, according to A. Wimmer (2004), in the Gran Diccionario Náhuatl, https://gdn.iib.unam.mx/diccionario/petlazolli/59808, although usually the centipede is petlazolcoatl
Jua tiacapan oquicouh petlaçolli macuilli ypatiuh mo = Juana Tiacapan bought five old petates; they cost half a tomín. (sixteenth century)
y miquetl ytocan Domigo... yca petlaçoli quihualaaque niman itlan tepilolquauhtitla ynic quihualtilaque tlacpac... ocçepan opan quihualquixtique yc ye quitocato Sant Josep ça nacatetl atle ytonica quitlalilique = El difunto se llama Domingo... lo trajeron en petates viejos al pie de la horca, de ahí lo colgaron... De allá otra vez lo sacaron para irlo a enterrar a San José, iba desnudo, no le pusieron ninguna túnica (Tlaxcala, 1662–1692)