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yollo miquiliztli.

Headword: 
yollo miquiliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a rudeness of understanding or of wit or ingenuity (see Molina); literally, "heart-death"

Alonso de Molina: 

yollo miquiliztli. rudeza de entendimiento o de ingenio.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 40v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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