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tozcatlapaltilia.

Headword: 
tozcatlapaltilia.
Principal English Translation: 

to belt out one's voice, or to sing fast and high (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
toskɑtɬɑhpɑltiliɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

tozcatlapaltilia. nino. (pret. oninotozcatlapaltili.) echar la boz, o cantar rezio y alto.
tozcatlapaltilia. nite. (pret. onitetozcatlapaltili.) entonar alos que cantan.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 151r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.