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ihiotzacua.

Headword: 
ihiotzacua.
Principal English Translation: 

to cover the breath of another; to become silent or to choke on food (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ihiotzaqua
Alonso de Molina: 

ihiotzaqua. nite. (pret. oniteihiotzacu.) atapar el huelgo a otro.
ihiotzaqua. nin. (pret. oninihiotzacu.) emmudecer o atrauesarsele el bocado.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 36v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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