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chachamahua.

Headword: 
chachamahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to brag or boast by telling past deeds (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
chachamaua
IPAspelling: 
tʃɑtʃɑmɑːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

chachamaua. nino. (pret. oninochachamauh.) jactarse o blasonar y contar sus hazañas.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 19r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

chachamaua. nite. (pret. onitechachamauh.) adular, o lisongear a otro.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 19r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.