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huetzcayotontli.

Headword: 
huetzcayotontli.
Principal English Translation: 

a small worked beam that would be used in the construction of a house or building (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
uetzcayotontli
IPAspelling: 
wetskɑːjoːtoːntɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

uetzcayotontli. viga pequeña.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 156v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

See also: 
huetzcayotl.