for an animal to make its particular sound, such as for a pig to grunt (see Molina)
IPAspelling:
kotɑloɑ
Alonso de Molina:
cotaloa. ni. (pret. onicotalo.) cantar la rana, cocar la ximia, o gruñir el cochino. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 24v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.