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nelhuayotoca.

Headword: 
nelhuayotoca.
Principal English Translation: 

to look for the root and foundation of a matter (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
nelwɑjoːtokɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

nelhuayotoca. nitla. (pret. onitlanelhuayotocac.) buscar la raiz y fundamento del negocio.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 66v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.