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tlaoyaloyan.

Headword: 
tlaoyaloyan.
Principal English Translation: 

the place where the kernels are removed from corn cobs; or where cacao beans are removed from their pods (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑoːjɑloːjɑːn
Alonso de Molina: 

tlaoyaloyan. lugar donde desgranan mazorcas de mayz, o de cacao.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 130r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Chocolate, Cocoa, Cacao
Corn, Maize
Food, Eating, Cooking