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atlan nontlatoxahua.

Headword: 
atlan nontlatoxahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to lighten a ship's load in the storm (see Molina, who gives the example in the first person singular, present tense)

Orthographic Variants: 
atlan nontlatoxaua
Alonso de Molina: 

atlan nontlatoxaua. (pret. atlan onitlatoxauh.) alijar nauio con tormenta.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 8r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Marine, Maritime, Lacustrine
Transportation, Travel
Weather, Climate