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tlatetoctli.

Headword: 
tlatetoctli.
Principal English Translation: 

the foundation for a wall, already prepared and full of stone and a mixture (of calcium oxide, sand, and water) (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑtetoktɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tlatetoctli. cimiento de pared ya sacado y lleno de piedra y mezcla.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 136r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.