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zazamahua.

Headword: 
zazamahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to be reassured, encouraged, or cheered up; in some cases said of a person who is dying: to be swollen, bloated, pale (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
zazamaua, çaçamaua
IPAspelling: 
sɑsɑmɑːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

zazamaua. nino. (pret. onizazamauac.) alentar. vn poco el que se esta muriendo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 13v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Death
Emotions
Health, Sickness, Wellness, Medicine
See also: 
zazamahuac.