a period of eight days of solemn celebration within the church; or, an octave; or, an eighth (?)
Alonso de Molina:
chicueilhuitlateomatiliztli. ebdomada, o ochauario. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 20v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.