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centeca.

Headword: 
centeca.
Principal English Translation: 

to reason in favor of something (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
senteːkɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

centeca. nic. (pret. oniccentecac.) ayuntar o recoger razones en fauor de algun negocio.
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.

centeca. nitla. (pret. onitlacentecac.) poner todas las cosas por orden y concierto.
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.