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tlaxaltema.

Headword: 
tlaxaltema.
Principal English Translation: 

to place something on the sand (see attestations)

Orthographic Variants: 
xâltêma, xaltema, xâltên-, xalten-
Attestations from sources in English: 

"tlaxâltêma" -- il place dans le sable = he places (the heated mold) on the sand
Gran Diccionario Náhuatl, citing Wimmer 2004, who cites Sahagún, vol. 10, 25.