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tlalcopina.

Headword: 
tlalcopina.
Principal English Translation: 

to dig a ditch for laying the foundation for a wall (see Molina; Engl. transl. here by SW)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑːlkopiːnɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

tlalcopina. nitla. (pret. onitlalcopin.) hazer o abrir zanja para cimiento de pared.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 123v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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