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miccahuacatiliztli.

Headword: 
miccahuacatiliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the cloth decorations that symbolize death and that are put on the dead to wear (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
miccauacatiliztli
IPAspelling: 
mikkɑːwɑhkɑːtilistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

miccauacatiliztli. el luto que se pone por el muerto.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 56r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Death
Textiles, Clothing