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tlaltetecuitzaliztli.

Headword: 
tlaltetecuitzaliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a roar, or a noise from people who are kicking or pounding with their feet, or a squad of soldiers (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑːltetekwitsɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tlaltetecuitzaliztli. estruendo, o ruido de gente que da grandes patadas, o de esquadron de soldados.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 124v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
War, Conflict