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tlatzetzeloani.

Headword: 
tlatzetzeloani.
Principal English Translation: 

one who shakes or sifts something; perhaps one who brushes off clothing (?) (see Molina and related terms)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑtsehtseloɑːni
Alonso de Molina: 

tlatzetzeloani. el que cierne algo, o el que sacude la ropa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 142v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Textiles, Clothing
See also: 
tlatzetzelhuaztli.