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tlateocuitlahuiliztli.

Headword: 
tlateocuitlahuiliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of putting gold on something or on things (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlateocuitlauiliztli
IPAspelling: 
tɬɑteoːkwitɬɑwiːlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tlateocuitlauiliztli. el acto de dorar algo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 135v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Metals, Mining