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cuitlacuahuitl.

Headword: 
cuitlacuahuitl.
Principal English Translation: 

night jasmine, a tree with flowers that are fragrant by night (Cestrum nocturnum, Cestrum lanatum) (see Karttunen)

IPAspelling: 
kwitɬɑkwɑwitɬ
Frances Karttunen: 

CUITLACUAHU(I)-TL night jasmine, a tree with flowers that are fragrant by night ( Cestrum nocturnum, Cestrum lanatum ) / huele de noche (árbol) (Z) [(2)Zp.69,149]. See CUITL(A)-TL, CUAHU(I)-TL.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 73.

themes: 
Flowers
Plants, Trees, Flora
Sensory Perception (sound, smell, etc.)