to fence or encircle the enemies in war (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
yaoyaualoa
IPAspelling:
jɑːoːjɑwɑloɑ
Alonso de Molina:
yaoyaualoa. nite. (pret. oniteyaoyaualo.) cercar alos enemigos enla guerra. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 31r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.