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ehecatl topan moquetza.

Headword: 
ehecatl topan moquetza.
Principal English Translation: 

for a storm to occur at sea; literally, for a storm to come upon us (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
eecatltopammoquetza
Alonso de Molina: 

eecatltopammoquetza. (Pret. eecatl topan omoquetz.) padecer tormenta enla mar.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 28r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Weather, Climate