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mecahuia.

Headword: 
mecahuia.
Principal English Translation: 

to hunt wild animals with ropes; or, to attach something with cords; or, to become tied up or caught in a lasso (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
mecauia
IPAspelling: 
mekɑwiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

mecauia. nitla. (pret. onitlamecaui.) cazar fieras con lazos, o ligar algo con cordeles;
mecauia. nino. (pret. oninomecaui.) caer en lazo
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.

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