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chachalaquiztli.

Headword: 
chachalaquiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the noise of those who gossip or murmur (see Molina) (an onomatopoetic word)

IPAspelling: 
tʃɑtʃɑlɑkistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

chachalaquiztli. ruido delos queparlan omurmuran.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 18v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Sensory Perception (sound, smell, etc.)