a poisoned arrow or dart (with a poison from plants) (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
tenqualac mitl
Alonso de Molina:
tenqualac mitl. saeta eruolada o con ponzoña. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 99v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.