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apatzca.

Headword:

apatzca.

Principal English Translation:

to wring wet clothing, or to squeeze liquid (such as water) out of something (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina:

apatzca. n. (pret. onapatzcac.) torcer ropa mojada, o espremir algo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 6v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

IDIEZ morfema:

āpātzca.

IDIEZ traduc. inglés:

to wring out wet clothing.

IDIEZ def. náhuatl:

nic. Macehualli quitetziloa ce tlamantli yoyomitl quemman xolontoc. “Notonanan quiapatzcac icueh pampa quinequi ma onhuaquiya. ”

IDIEZ def. español:

# nic. Una persona enreda una ropa porque quiere se exprima. “Mi abuela exprime su falda porque quiere que se escurra de agua”.

IDIEZ morfología:

ātl, pātzca.

IDIEZ gramática:

tlach1.