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chachalacaliztli.

Headword: 
chachalacaliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

gossip (noun); or the murmur of those who gossip; or, the sound of glass shattering (see Molina) (an onomatopoetic word)

IPAspelling: 
tʃɑtʃɑlɑkɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

chachalacaliztli. parla assi, o estruendo de vasos quebrados, o murmullo delos que parlan.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 18v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English: 

Interesting for the way the word mimics sound.

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