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mictihuetziliztli.

Headword: 
mictihuetziliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the fall of one who has dropped dead on the ground, or who has died suddenly (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
mictiuetziliztli
IPAspelling: 
miktiwetsilistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

mictiuetziliztli. caida desta manera.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 56r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Death and Dying