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tlachicoxeloliztli.

Headword: 
tlachicoxeloliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of purposefully missing something when weighing that which is sold per pound (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

tlachicoxeloliztli. el acto de medir falto lo que se vende por peso.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 117v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Markets, Commerce, Economy
Measurements, Quantities