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eltzacua.

Headword: 
eltzacua.
Principal English Translation: 

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

Orthographic Variants: 
eltzaqua
Alonso de Molina: 

eltzaqua. nin. (pret. onineltzacu.) 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.

themes: 
Food, Eating, Cooking
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