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matataquilia.

Headword: 
matataquilia.
Principal English Translation: 

to be importunate in asking for something, or to seek one thing or the other (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
mɑːtɑtɑkiliɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

matataquilia. nitetla. (pret. onitetlamatataquili.) ser importuno en pedir, o procurar algo de otro.
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.