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tequitlatoliztli.

Headword: 
tequitlatoliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a lot of talking; or, the act of exercising the job of the tequitlato, the one who oversees tribute and labor arrangements

Alonso de Molina: 

tequitlatoliztli. gran parleria, o el acto de exercitar el dicho oficio demandon. &c.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 105v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Speech, Speaking, Oral Tradition
Tributes, Taxation, Service