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chauhnecocoya.

Headword: 
chauhnecocoya.
Principal English Translation: 

to be possessed by demons or by an evil spirit (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tʃɑːwnekokojɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

chauhnecocoya. ni. (pret. onichauhnecocoyac.) estar endemoniado.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 19r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Religion (Indigenous)
See also: 
chonecocoya.