to cut and make things out of paper as offerings to the pre-Columbian deities (see Molina)
IPAspelling:
ɑːmɑtepeːtiɑ
Alonso de Molina:
amatepetia. nin. (pret. oninamatepeti.) hazer de papel algunas cosas cortadas o labradas para ofrecer alos idolos. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.