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cuanacayotl.

Headword: 
cuanacayotl.
Principal English Translation: 

the flesh of the top of the head; may refer to the crest or comb on a rooster or a hen (see Molina, and see cuanacatl)

Orthographic Variants: 
quanacayotl
Alonso de Molina: 

quanacayotl. la carne del caxco dela cabeza.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 85r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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