the head-flying pole; a reference to the pole used by those who are known today as the voladores de Papantla (the flyers of Papantla) (see attestations); in some records there is a confusion between the term starting with cua- (head) or cuauh- (eagle); if eagle, then perhaps the flyers are imitating eagles in flight. (SW)
a head-flyer (see attestations); seemingly a reference to what are called today the "voladores de Papantla," the four men who fly head down from the top of a tall pole while a fifth man plays a flute from the very top. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danza_de_los_Voladores_de_Papantla. Note: In some records there is a confusion between the term starting with cua- (head) or cuauh- (eagle); if eagle, then perhaps the flyers are imitating eagles in flight. (SW)
to gather wood that is scattered on a patio or in the forest.
# una persona amontona leña lo que esta tirado en el patio o en el monte. “Mariana siempre va a la milpa a levantar leña porque su esposo es muy flojo y nunca le acarrea leña”.
# qui. Un gallo se pone encima de una gallina para que pueda tener sus hijos. “Un gallo ajeno viene mucho aquí en mi casa y se pone encima de mis gallinas”.