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pipiloa.

Headword: 
pipiloa.
Principal English Translation: 

to lie in a hammock (reflexive); or, to hang up clothing or other things on sticks or cords (transitive) (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
pipiloɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

pipiloa. nino. (pret. oninopipilo.) guindarse en hamaca, o en cosa semejante.
pipiloa. nitla. (pret. onitlapipilo.) colgar ropa, o otras cosas de palos o de cordeles.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 82r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Textiles, Clothing