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ayotzoyacatl.

Headword: 
ayotzoyacatl.
Principal English Translation: 

to harvest squash with the idea of storing it to eat mid-year (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

ayotzoyacatl. calabaza cogida sin sazon para curarla al sol, y guardarla para comer la guisada entre año.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 3v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Agriculture, Gardens, Stockraising
Food, Eating, Cooking
Plants, Trees, Flora