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metepamitl.

Headword: 
metepamitl.
Principal English Translation: 

a row of agaves (magueyes)

Attestations from sources in English: 

Apparently related to metepantli.

Attestations from sources in Spanish: 

yn metepamitl ca ontequiztica yn tlalli = una ringlera de magueyes, que está dividida en dos partes esta tierra (San Luis Huexotla, 1632)
Vidas y bienes olvidados: Testamentos en náhuatl y castellano del siglo XVII, vol. 3, Teresa Rojas Rabiela, et al, eds. (México: CIESAS, 2002), 190–191.