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cuauhtoltecayo.

Headword: 
cuauhtoltecayo.
Principal English Translation: 

something carved, or a piece of art carved in wood (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
quauhtultecayo, quauhtoltecayo
Alonso de Molina: 

quauhtultecayo. cosa entallada, o cosa de arte de entalladura en madera.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 87v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Art, Crafts
Wood, wooden material