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tepitztlalia.

Headword: 
tepitztlalia.
Principal English Translation: 

to squeeze something too tightly (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tepitstɬɑːliɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

tepitztlalia. (pret. nitla. pret. onitlatepitztlali.) recalcar, o apretar mucho alguna cosa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 103r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.