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mecahuehuetzotzonaliztli.

Headword: 
mecahuehuetzotzonaliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of playing a vihuela (guitar-like instrument) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
mecaueuetzotzonaliztli, mecauehuetzotzonaliztli
IPAspelling: 
mekɑweːweːtsotsonɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

mecaueuetzotzonaliztli. el acto de tañer viguela. &c.
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.

themes: 
Music, Song, Dance