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amaxactli.

Headword: 
amaxactli.
Principal English Translation: 

the place where the river divides into many smaller rivers or creeks, such as in ravines (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

amaxactli. lugar donde se diuide el rio en muchas partes. s. en arroyos o acequias.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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