a turning back, a return; or, a retreat from battle in war (see Molina)
Alonso de Molina:
ilotiliztli. buelta assi, o retiramiento enla guerra. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 37v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.