to tear, break, cut, or cleave something into many parts or pieces (see Molina)
cẽca miyec yn hualtepehuia tetl. yn xamitl calticpac nohuian techachan, tlalli tepehuia. nohuian ytlacauh yn calli yn tepantli moch cuitlatzayan. yn manel yãcuic calli yn quin moch omochiuh omoquetz. mochi oc cenca yehuatl, moch itlacauh tzatzayan = much stone, adobe, and earth came falling in various directions from the tops of the houses. The houses were damaged everywhere; the walls all ripped open even if they were new houses just built; those especially were all damaged and cracked (central Mexico, 1611)