to waylay, watch insidiously, spy on, lie in wait, or lie in ambush for someone (see Molina)
IPAspelling:
tɬɑhtɬɑːkɑɑːnɑ
Alonso de Molina:
tlatlacaana. nite. (pret. onitetlatlacaan.) asechar o espiar a otro. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 136v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.