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ixmacahua.

Headword: 
ixmacahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to take the tumpline off the forehead of the human carrier (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ixmacaua
IPAspelling: 
iːʃmɑːkɑːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

ixmacaua. nitla. (pret. onitlaixmacauh.) soltarsele el mecapal dela frente al tameme.
ixmacaua. nite. (pret. oniteixmacauh.) dexar caer al que lleua acuestas.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 45v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.