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tehuehuetzquitiani.

Headword: 
tehuehuetzquitiani.
Principal English Translation: 

something witty that makes one laugh; or, something vulgar; or, a witty person (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
teueuetzquitiani
IPAspelling: 
teːwewetskiːtiɑːni
Alonso de Molina: 

teueuetzquitiani. cosa donosa que haze reyr, o chocarrero o dezidor.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 111v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Humor