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centlalcahuia.

Headword: 
centlalcahuia.
Principal English Translation: 

to separate oneself totally from something; or, to desert something forever

Orthographic Variants: 
centlalcauia
IPAspelling: 
sentɬɑːlkɑːwiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

centlalcauia. nic. (pret. oniccentlalcaui.) apartarse totalmente de algo. o desampararlo para siempre.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 17v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.