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cempopolhuia.

Headword: 
cempopolhuia.
Principal English Translation: 

to destroy completely something belonging to someone else; or, to pardon someone else all the offenses he/she committed

IPAspelling: 
sempohpolwiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

cempopolhuia. nic. (pret. oniccempopolhui.) destruir le algo a otro totalmente, o perdonarle todas las offensas que le hizo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 17r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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