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yolpapatlaca.

Headword: 
yolpapatlaca.
Principal English Translation: 

to make the heart beat faster, or jump of fear (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
joːlpɑpɑtɬɑkɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

yolpapatlaca. ni. (pret. oniyolpapatlacac.) dar golpes, o saltar el corazon de miedo. &c.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 41r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.