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tlatetequiliztli.

Headword: 
tlatetequiliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of cutting something in many places with scissors, or the act of breaking or cutting something into pieces (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑtehtekilistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tlatetequiliztli. el acto de cortar algo con tijeras en muchas partes, o el acto de despedazar, o cortar alguna cosa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 136r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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