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eltepotlamia.

Headword: 
eltepotlamia.
Principal English Translation: 

to have a bite of food to get caught in the throat (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
elteputlamia
IPAspelling: 
eːltepotɬɑmiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

eltepotlamia. nin. (pret. onineltepotlami.) lo mesmo es que elcima.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 29r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

elteputlamia. nin. (pret. oninelteputlami.) atrauesarseme el bocado.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 29r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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