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tlatetzahualiztli.

Headword: 
tlatetzahualiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of thickening or curdling milk to make curds or cheese (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlatetzaualiztli
IPAspelling: 
tɬɑtetsɑːwɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tlatetzaualiztli. el acto de espessar, o quajar engrudo, leche para hazer quajada, o cosas semejantes.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 136r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Food, Eating, Cooking