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tetepoz macuauhuiani.

Headword: 
tetepoz macuauhuiani.
Principal English Translation: 

one who wields a sword, a metal macana (?) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tetepuz maquauiani, tetepoz maquahuiani, tetepoz macuahuiani
Alonso de Molina: 

tetepuz maquauiani. acuchillador.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 107r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Weapons, Shields, Heraldry