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tonacatzon mamalacachiuhca.

Headword: 
tonacatzon mamalacachiuhca.
Principal English Translation: 

the wisps of curly hair behind the ears (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

tonacatzon mamalacachiuhca. los remolinos de pelos detras delas orejas.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 149r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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