a separator; a tool, such as an ax for splitting wood (see Molina)
Alonso de Molina:
tlaxexeloloni. instrumento o hacha para rajar ohender madera. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 145v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.
Attestations from sources in English:
Not to be confused with tlatzetzeloloni (see below).