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tzinquizcatlayecoa.

Headword: 
tzinquizcatlayecoa.
Principal English Translation: 

to withdraw from battle out of fear of being injured by the enemy

IPAspelling: 
tsinkiːskɑːtɬɑjehkoɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

tzinquizcatlayecoa. ni. (pret. onitzinquizcatlayeco.) recular enla batalla con temor de no ser herido delos enemigos.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 152v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
War, Conflict