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cecencahua.

Headword: 
cecencahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to take notice to get something done; or, to take care of business (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
cecencaua
IPAspelling: 
seːsenkɑːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

cecencaua. nino. (pret. oninocecencauh.) apercebirse para hazer algo, odespachar negocios.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 15r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.