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cacalacaliztli.

Headword: 
cacalacaliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the crashing sound or clatter of things breaking (see Molina) (an onomatopoetic word)

IPAspelling: 
kɑkɑlɑkɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

cacalacaliztli. estruendo o sonido de cosas quebradas.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 10v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Sensory Perception (sound, smell, etc.)