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nemacahualtia.

Headword: 
nemacahualtia.
Principal English Translation: 

to separate or detach one thing from another; to separate those who are quarreling, or, to bring a divorce (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
nemacaualtia
IPAspelling: 
nemɑːkɑːwɑltiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

nemacaualtia. nitla. (pret. onitlanemacaualti.) apartar o despegar vna cosa de otra.
nemacaualtia. nite. (pret. onitenemacaualti.) despartir alos que riñen, ohazer diuorcio.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 66v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.