a bunch or branch of grapes, or of the like (see Molina); literally, an entire stick
Orthographic Variants:
cenquauitl, cenquahuitl
Alonso de Molina:
cenquauitl. vn razimo o gajo de vuas, o de cosa semejante. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 17v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.