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miccatlapiquia.

Headword: 
miccatlapiquia.
Principal English Translation: 

to pretend that one is dead (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
miccatlapiquia
IPAspelling: 
mikkɑːtɬɑpikiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

miccatlapiquia. nino. (pret. oninomiccatlapiqui.) fingirse muerto.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 56r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Death