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nitoteliztli.

Headword: 
nitoteliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a dance

Attestations from sources in English: 

"Also, they have species of edible birds, whose feathers are used for clothing, and whose wings are used by bird hunters, and all for dancing and dances known as nitoteliztli." (Central Mexico, 1571–1615)
The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández, ed. Simon Varey, transl. Rafael Chabrán, Cynthia L. Chamberlin, and Simon Varey (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000), 76.

themes: 
Music, Song, Dance