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matapayoloa.

Headword: 
matapayoloa.
Principal English Translation: 

to roll up paper or the like (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
mɑːtɑpɑjoːloɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

matapayoloa. nitla. (pret. onitlamatapayolo.) arrollar papel o cosa semejante.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 52v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Paper