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teahuilquiztiliz nezcayotl [sic].

Headword: 
teahuilquiztiliz nezcayotl [sic].
Principal English Translation: 

a sign of infamy, such as San Benito (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
teauilquiztiliz nezcayotl [sic]
Alonso de Molina: 

teauilquiztiliz nezcayotl [sic]. señal de infamia, assi como san benito. &c.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 91v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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