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nahualtequilia.

Headword: 
nahualtequilia.
Principal English Translation: 

to place an obstacle with the intention of tripping someone or causing him or her to stumble (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
naualtequilia
IPAspelling: 
nɑːwɑltekiliɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

naualtequilia. nitetla. (pret. onitetlanaualtequili.) poner offendiculo paraque otro tropiece
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.