to place an obstacle with the intention of tripping someone or causing him or her to stumble (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
naualtequilia
IPAspelling:
nɑːwɑltekiliɑ
Alonso de Molina:
naualtequilia. nitetla. (pret. onitetlanaualtequili.) poner offendiculo paraque otro tropiece Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 063v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.