a person who thickens something, as in thickening milk for curds or cheese (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
tlatetzauani
IPAspelling:
tɬɑtetsɑːwɑni
Alonso de Molina:
tlatetzauani. el que haze espessa alguna cosa assi. 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.