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ichtaca tlatolpixqui.

Headword: 
ichtaca tlatolpixqui.
Principal English Translation: 

secretary; but, literally, a secret word-keeper (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

ichtaca tlatolpixqui. secretario.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 32v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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