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yapalehua.

Headword: 
yapalehua.
Principal English Translation: 

to have bruises from being whipped; or, to have black and blue lips (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
yapaleua
IPAspelling: 
jɑpɑleːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

yapaleua. ni. (pret. oniyapaleuac.) tener cardenales de golpes de azotes.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 31v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

yapaleua. niten. (pret. onitenyapaleuh.) tener lastimados o negros los bezos.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 31v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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See also: 
yapalehuac.