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capa quechquemitl.

(a loanword from Spanish)

Headword: 
capa quechquemitl.
Principal English Translation: 

a cape-like blouse (?)

Alonso de Molina: 

capa quechquemitl. capilla de capa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 12v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.