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melahuacacaqui.

Headword: 
melahuacacaqui.
Principal English Translation: 

to understand something clearly (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
melauacacaqui
IPAspelling: 
melɑːwɑkɑːkɑki
Alonso de Molina: 

melauacacaqui. nic. (pret. onicmelauacacac) entender derechamente la cosa.
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.