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tlatzetzeliuhcayotl.

Headword: 
tlatzetzeliuhcayotl.
Principal English Translation: 

a sieve, a strainer, or bran; perhaps the tools were used to separate the bran from the grain (SW)

Alonso de Molina: 

tlatzetzeliuhcayotl. harnero, cedazo o triua, o afrechos.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 142v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Agriculture, Gardens, Stockraising
Food, Eating, Cooking
Technology, Tools
See also: 
tlatzetzeliuhcatlaxcalli.