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tlacanecuiloliztli.

Headword: 
tlacanecuiloliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the trade in enslaved human beings (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑːkɑnekwiloːlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tlacanecuiloliztli. trato o mercaderia de esclauos.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 115v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Labor, Work, Labor Concerns
Markets, Commerce, Economy
Slavery
Social Hierarchy, Commoners, Elites