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mapoztequi.

Headword: 
mapoztequi.
Principal English Translation: 

to become single-handed, or to break ones hand or your arm; to make someone single-handed (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
mapuztequi
IPAspelling: 
mɑːposteki
Alonso de Molina: 

mapuztequi. nino. (pret. oninomapuztec.) mancarse, o quebrarse la mano o el brazo.
mapuztequi. nite. (pret. onitemapuztec.) mancar asi a otro.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 52v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

mapuztequi. nitla. pret. onitlamapuztec
cortar ramas, o ramos de arboles
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 52v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.