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ixtlatzinia.

Headword: 
ixtlatzinia.
Principal English Translation: 

to knock someone hard in the face (transitive); or to hit oneself in the face (intransitive)

Alonso de Molina: 

ixtlatzinia. nin. (pret. oninixtlatzini.) darse de bofetadas.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 48r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

ixtlatzinia. nite. (pret. oniteixtlatzini.) abofetear a otro.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 48r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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