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cualnezcatlatoliztli.

Headword: 
cualnezcatlatoliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a beautiful and pleasing way of communicating (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
qualnezcatlatoliztli
Alonso de Molina: 

qualnezcatlatoliztli. graciosa y hermosa habla.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 84v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Behavior, Personality
Philosophy
Speech, Speaking, Oral Tradition