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chochopoca.

Headword: 
chochopoca.
Principal English Translation: 

to itch, to have a rash; for scabies to swell (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tʃotʃopokɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

chochopoca. ni. (pret. onichochopocac sarpollirse.) henchirse de sarna.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 21v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Frances Karttunen: 

T has TZOTZOPOCA with the closely related sense of 'for something to bubble as it ferments.' M has chochopoca with a different sense 'to itch, to have a rash.'

themes: 
Health, Sickness, Wellness, Medicine
See also: 
tzotzopoca.