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tlatoca tlacualyecoliztli.

Headword: 
tlatoca tlacualyecoliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the salute made by the servant to the lords (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlahtoca tlaqualyecoliztli, tlatocatlacualyecoliztli, tlatoca tlacualiecoliztli, tlatocatlacualiecoliztli
Alonso de Molina: 

tlatoca tlaqualyecoliztli. salua que haze el maestresala.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 140v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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