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cimahuia.

Headword: 
cimahuia.
Principal English Translation: 

to put cimatl root in with the sap from the maguey (agave) to give it a good appearance (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
cimauia
IPAspelling: 
siːmɑwiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

cimauia. nitla. (pret. onitlacimaui.) echar rayz de cimatl enla miel de maguei para darle buen parecer.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 22r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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