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tliltic tepoztli.

Headword: 
tliltic tepoztli.
Principal English Translation: 

iron; a known metal (see Molina); appears to refer to a black metal

Orthographic Variants: 
tliltic tepuztli
Alonso de Molina: 

tliltic tepuztli. hierro, metal conocido.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 148r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Metals, Mining