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tlatlatiliztli.

Headword: 
tlatlatiliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of hiding something (see Karttunen)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑtɬɑːtilistɬi
Frances Karttunen: 

TLATLĀTILIZ-TLI the act of hiding something / escondite (Z) [(2)Zp.55,215]. Z’s gloss does not precisely reflect the literal sense of this item. This contrasts with TLATLATILIZ-TLI the act of burning something.’ See TLĀTIĀ.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 299.