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itlacatilitzin totecuiyo iesu christo

(a loanword from Spanish)

Headword: 
itlacatilitzin totecuiyo iesu christo
Principal English Translation: 

the nativity scene, or the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (see Molina) (partly includes loanwords for Jesus Christ)

Orthographic Variants: 
, itlacatilitzin totecuiyo iesu cristo, itlacatilitzin totecuiyo jesu cristo
Alonso de Molina: 

itlacatilitzin totecuiyo iesu christo. el nacimiento. o natiuidad de nuestro señor iesu christo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 42v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.