Save Gender Masculine Usage Nahuatl Pronounced Pron. /tek.we.ˈpoh.tsin/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsTecuepohtzin Meaning & History Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from Nahuatl tecue "venemous lizard" and -poh "one’s equal, another like oneself", combined with the diminutive or reverential suffix -tzin.