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tlapitzahualli.

Headword: 
tlapitzahualli.
Principal English Translation: 

a piece of wood that has been shaped, thinned (into a staff, rod, etc.) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlapizaualli
IPAspelling: 
tɬɑpitsɑːwɑlli
Alonso de Molina: 

tlapitzaualli. cosa adelgazada desta manera.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 132r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Art, Crafts
Wood, wooden material