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pancuicatl.
Headword:
pancuicatl.
Principal English Translation:
a song and dance that involved carrying a flag, also seeming related to human sacrifice (sixteenth century, Quauhtinchan)
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
…yzcatpui ynic peuaz yn yaoyotl ynic poliuizque tiquincuicatizque timaceuazque yn tiqueuazque pancuicatl niman ya cuica yn tezcatlepoca = He aquí con lo que empezará la guerra para destruirlos, les compondremos un canto, bailaremos, entonaremos el pancuicatl. Luego ya canta Tezcatlipoca…. (Quauhtinchan, s. XVI)