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tlamatlatlazaliztli.

Headword: 
tlamatlatlazaliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

an act involving a lance or a net used by people who fish (see Molina; loose translation to English here by Stephanie Wood)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑmɑːtɬɑtɬɑːsɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tlamatlatlazaliztli. lance de pescadores. s. el acto de echar, o lanzar la red para pescar.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 126r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
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