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nahuallacaqui.

Headword: 
nahuallacaqui.
Principal English Translation: 

to be eavesdropping, or listening in a dishonest way (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
nauallacaqui
IPAspelling: 
nɑːwɑllɑkɑki
Alonso de Molina: 

nauallacaqui. ni. (pret. oninauallacac.) escuchar asechando, o con disimulacion.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 063r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.