the phenomenon of being born outside of wedlock (see Molina)
Alonso de Molina:
ichtaca coneyotl. bastardia assi. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 32v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.