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camanalchihua.

Headword: 
camanalchihua.
Principal English Translation: 

to do something by means of making fun of someone or to pass the time

Orthographic Variants: 
camanalchiua
IPAspelling: 
kɑmɑnɑltʃiːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

camanalchiua. nitla. (pret. onitlacamanalchiuh.) hazer algo por via de burla o passatiempo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 12r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.