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mahuitequi.

Headword: 
mahuitequi.
Principal English Translation: 

to swim using the hands (swim with the hands) or a veneer in the water (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
mauitequi
IPAspelling: 
mɑːwiteki
Alonso de Molina: 

mauitequi. nitla. nadar con las manos, o chapear en el agua.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 54r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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