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cuacua.

Headword: 
cuacua.
Principal English Translation: 

to chew or gnaw at something (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
cuacuā
IPAspelling: 
kwɑkwɑː
Frances Karttunen: 

CUACUĀ vt; pret: CUACUAH to chew or gnaw at something / mascar pan, carne, etc., o roer el ratón papel, manta, etc. (C) [(1)Cf.127v]. This contrast with CUAHCUĀ ‘to snap, nip at something’ M combines both senses in a single entry with the gloss ‘to nip something or for a sheep to ruminate.’ redup. CUĀ

CUACUALTIĀ caus. CUACUĀ
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 56.

themes: 
Food, Eating, Cooking