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tzatzayani.

Headword: 
tzatzayani.
Principal English Translation: 

for something to be cracked, torn, or broken in many parts (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tsɑtsɑjɑːni
Alonso de Molina: 

tzatzayani. ni. (pret. onitzatzayan.) resquebrajarse, rasgarse, romperse o henderse algo en muchas partes.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 151v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.