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miquiznahuatia.

Headword: 
miquiznahuatia.
Principal English Translation: 

to impose the death penalty (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
miquiznauatia
IPAspelling: 
mikisnɑːwɑtiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

miquiznauatia. nite. (pret. onitemiquiznauati.) poner pena de muerte.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 57r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Death and Dying