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nahuallalilia.

Headword: 
nahuallalilia.
Principal English Translation: 

to stalk or spy, to put an enemy in a tough spot (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
nauallalilia
Alonso de Molina: 

nauallalilia. nite. (pret. onitenauallalili.) asechar o armar algun lazo al enemigo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 063v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.