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mecapaltia.

Headword: 
mecapaltia.
Principal English Translation: 

to make a tump line for oneself (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
mekɑpɑltiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

mecapaltia. nino. (pret. oninomecapalti) hazer mecapal para si.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 55r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English: 

Mecapalli, tump line. Mecatl, cord or rope.