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ye ompa onquiza in icnopillotl in icnotlacayotl.

Headword: 
ye ompa onquiza in icnopillotl in icnotlacayotl.
Principal English Translation: 

to have great need (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ye ompa onquiza ynicnopillotl inicnotlacayotl
Alonso de Molina: 

ye ompa onquiza ynicnopillotl inicnotlacayotl. padecer gran necessidad.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 35v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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