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tepoztopiltontli.

Headword: 
tepoztopiltontli.
Principal English Translation: 

a small lance or spear (see Molina); literally, a small metal staff

Orthographic Variants: 
tepuztopiltontli
Alonso de Molina: 

tepuztopiltontli. lanza pequeña.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 104v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Metals, Mining