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atlaxilia.

Headword: 
atlaxilia.
Principal English Translation: 

to open a mound in order to let the irrigation water into the field; to flood a field with irrigation water (see Molina and Rémi Siméon)

IPAspelling: 
ɑːtɬɑːʃiliɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

atlaxilia. nitla. (pret. onitlaatlaxili.) abrir la era para regarla.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 8v.
col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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