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yehuaitoa.

Headword: 
yehuaitoa.
Principal English Translation: 

to prefer, or place someone before another; to boast or brag (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
yeuaitoa
IPAspelling: 
jeːwɑihtoɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

yeuaitoa. nite. (pret. oniteyeuaito.) preferir, o anteponer a alguna persona.
yeuaitoa. nino. (pret. oninoyeuaito.) jactarse presumiendo de si.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 36r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.