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tetecuicac.

Headword: 
tetecuicac.
Principal English Translation: 

a fire with flames that make a lot of noise; or a sore or swelling that aches a lot (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tetekwikɑk
Alonso de Molina: 

tetecuicac. el fuego que haze ruido con la llama, o llaga e hinchazon que duele mucho.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 106v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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