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chachalhuia.

Headword: 
chachalhuia.
Principal English Translation: 

to increase the tribute levy on other people; to crack, mistreat, or break something (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tʃɑtʃɑlwiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

chachalhuia. nicte. (pret. onictechachalhui.) acrecentar mucho el tributo alos otros, o resquebrajar, o maltratar o quebrar algo.
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.