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tzatzacuilia.

Headword: 
tzatzacuilia.
Principal English Translation: 

to put a stop to, or surround the enemy; or, to fence in the cattle (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tsɑtsɑkwiliɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

tzatzacuilia. nite. (pret. onitetzatzacuili.) atajar, aquedar o cercar los enemigos o el ganado.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 151v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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