a public works project or public service in a town or city (see Molina)
IPAspelling:
ɑːltepeːtekipɑnolistɬi
Alonso de Molina:
altepetequipanoliztli. obra publica, o oficio publico. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.