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mecayotia.

Headword: 
mecayotia.
Principal English Translation: 

to fix one's cap so it will not fall; to pull back an arch string or crossbow with the thumb; or, to tie something with cords (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
mekɑjoːtiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

mecayotia. nitla. (pret. onitlamecayoti) poner fiador ala gorra, o cosa semejante, o empulgar arco, o ballestas o atar algo con cordeles.
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.