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cotaloa.

Headword: 
cotaloa.
Principal English Translation: 

for an animal to make its particular sound, such as for a pig to grunt (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
kotɑloɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

cotaloa. ni. (pret. onicotalo.) cantar la rana, cocar la ximia, o gruñir el cochino.
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.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Sensory Perception (sound, smell, etc.)