to hunt wild animals with ropes; or, to attach something with cords; or, to become tied up or caught in a lasso (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
mecauia
IPAspelling:
mekɑwiɑ
Alonso de Molina:
mecauia. nitla. (pret. onitlamecaui.) cazar fieras con lazos, o ligar algo con cordeles;
mecauia. nino. (pret. oninomecaui.) caer en lazo Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 55r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.