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contoca in noyollo.

Headword: 
contoca in noyollo.
Principal English Translation: 

to realize what is being said (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

contoca in noyollo. (pret. ocontocac yn noyollo.) caer enla cuenta delo que se dize.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 24v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English: 

Molina's phrase is given in the first person here (my heart).