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tepozpetlacalli.

Headword: 
tepozpetlacalli.
Principal English Translation: 

a coffer or chest made of iron or copper (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tepoz petlacalli, tepuz petlacalli, tepuzpetlacalli
Alonso de Molina: 

tepuz petlacalli. cofre, o caxa de hierro, o de cobre.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 104r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Metals, Mining