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acitihuetzi.

Headword: 
acitihuetzi.
Principal English Translation: 

to catch up with those ahead; or to catch the enemy; or to catch an animal when hunting (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
acitiuetzi
IPAspelling: 
ɑhsitiwetsi
Alonso de Molina: 

Acitiuetzi. nite. alcançar de presto a los que van adelante caminando, o alos enemigos, o ala caça, arremetiẽdo a tomalla. Pr. oniteacitiuetz. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua mexicana y castellana, 1571, (www.idiez.org.mx), f. 2v.
Actiuetzi. nitla. caçar o arrebatar algo aceleradamente. Pre. onitlaacitiuetz.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua mexicana y castellana, 1571, (www.idiez.org.mx), f. 2v.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Hunting or Fishing
War, Conflict