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yayapalehualiztli.

Headword: 
yayapalehualiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a stain on the face or the body; or, a Cardinal sign (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
yayapaleualiztli
Alonso de Molina: 

yayapaleualiztli. mancha del rostro o del cuerpo, o señal de cardenal.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 30v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.