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metl nicaquia.

Headword: 
metl nicaquia.
Principal English Translation: 

to plant magueyes (agave plants) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
metl nicaquia
Alonso de Molina: 

metl nicaquia. plantar magueyes.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 55v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Agriculture, Gardens, Stock raising
Plants, Trees, Flora