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melahuaca tamachihua.

Headword: 
melahuaca tamachihua.
Principal English Translation: 

to measure going straight, or properly, correctly (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
melauaca tamachiua
Alonso de Molina: 

melauaca tamachiua. nitla. (pret. onitlamelauacatamachiuh) medir derecho.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 55r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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Measurements, Quantities