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tlaxipintectli tepolli.

Headword: 
tlaxipintectli tepolli.
Principal English Translation: 

perhaps a cut penis, apparently involving the foreskin (see xipintli); if so, then perhaps a neologism for circumcision

Orthographic Variants: 
tlaxipintectli tepulli
Alonso de Molina: 

tlaxipintectli tepulli. pixa retajada.
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.

themes: 
Anatomy
Sexuality, Fertility, Reproduction
See also: 
xipintli.