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tlecaxitl.

Headword: 
tlecaxitl.
Principal English Translation: 

a ceramic incense burner (see Molina); also, a brazier (see attestations)

IPAspelling: 
tɬekɑʃitɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

tlecaxitl. incensario de barro.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 147r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Ceramics, Pottery
Fire, Tobacco, Incense
Furniture, Household Goods