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matlacamactli.

Headword: 
matlacamactli.
Principal English Translation: 

the eye or the hole of the mesh or of the net (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
mɑtɬɑkɑmɑktɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

matlacamactli. el ojo o agujero de la malla, o de la red.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 53r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.