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centlaquechcuitl.

Headword: 
centlaquechcuitl.
Principal English Translation: 

a stalk of wheat, or sprig of chia (salvia hispanica), or something similar (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

centlaquechcuitl. vna espiga de trigo, de chia, o de cosa semejante.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 18r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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