to become covered with hives (see Molina); the reduplication suggests many itchy bumps (SW)
Orthographic Variants:
tatapaliui
IPAspelling:
tɑtɑpɑliwi
Alonso de Molina:
tatapaliui. ni. (pret. onitatapaliuh.) tener ronchas. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 91r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.