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aco pa itztiuh tzontli.

Headword: 
aco pa itztiuh tzontli.
Principal English Translation: 

curly hair that sticks up (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
aco pa ytztiuh tzuntli, aco pa itztiuh tzuntli
Alonso de Molina: 

Aco pa ytztiuh tzuntli. cabellos crespos que van hazia arriba.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 2v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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