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mehuia.

Headword: 
mehuia.
Principal English Translation: 

to put maguey juices on a swelling, bump, or lump (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
meuia
IPAspelling: 
mewiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

meuia. nitla. (pret. onitlameui) poner zumo de maguei en alguna hinchazon.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 55v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.