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yaoyahualoa.

Headword: 
yaoyahualoa.
Principal English Translation: 

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.

themes: 
War, Conflict