tlaxipehualli.

Headword:

tlaxipehualli.

Principal English Translation:

something peeled, the bark or shell of something (see Karttunen); or, an ear of maize or corn with the husks removed; or cuttings of pine and fir boughs for making a good cooking fire (see Molina); or wood shavings (see attestations)

Orthographic Variants:

tlaxipeualli

IPAspelling:

tɬɑʃiːpeːwɑlli

Alonso de Molina:

tlaxipeualli. cosa desollada, o descortezada, mazorca de mayz deshojada, o cortezas de pino y de oyametl, para hazer buena brasa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 146r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Frances Karttunen:

TLAXĪPĒHUAL-LI something peeled, the bark or shell of something / cosa desollada o descortezada, mazorca de maíz deshojada, o cortezas de pino y de oyametl para hacer buena braza (M), cáscara de encino (Z) [(1)Zp.217]. See XĪPĒHU(A).
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 303.

themes:

Corn, Maize

Fire, Tobacco, Incense

Food, Eating, Cooking

Plants, Trees, Flora

Shells

Wood, wooden material