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yayahualoa.

Headword: 
yayahualoa.
Principal English Translation: 

to fence-in or encircle the enemy (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
yayaualoa
IPAspelling: 
jɑjɑwɑloɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

yayaualoa. nite. (pret. oniteyayaualo.) cercar alos enemigos.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 30v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
War, Conflict