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ixtlayohua.

Headword: 
ixtlayohua.
Principal English Translation: 

to be scandalous, or to become very blind to what is very much clear (reality) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ixtlayoua
IPAspelling: 
iːʃtɬɑjowɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

ixtlayoua. n. (pret. onixtlayouac.) encandilarse, o cegarse con la mucha claridad.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 48r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.