the act of thickening or curdling milk to make curds or cheese (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
tlatetzaualiztli
IPAspelling:
tɬɑtetsɑːwɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina:
tlatetzaualiztli. el acto de espessar, o quajar engrudo, leche para hazer quajada, o cosas semejantes. 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.