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atlaza.

Headword: 
atlaza.
Principal English Translation: 

to fight or to agonize with death (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
atlaça
IPAspelling: 
ɑhtɬɑːsɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

atlaza. nin. (pret. oninatlaz.) pelear o agonizar con la muerte.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 8r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Death
War, Conflict