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miccazahua.

Headword: 
miccazahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to bring clothing one wears when someone has passed away (the clothing decorations is often black to represent the pain and sorrow one feels)

Orthographic Variants: 
miccazaua
IPAspelling: 
mikkɑːsɑːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

miccazaua. nino. (pret. oninomiccazauh.) traer luto por el muerto.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 55v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Textiles, Clothing