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nempoloa in cemilhuitl.

Headword: 
nempoloa in cemilhuitl.
Principal English Translation: 

to spend the whole day uselessly (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

nempoloa in cemilhuitl. nic. (pret. onicnempolo yn cemilhuitl.) gastar todo el dia sin prouecho.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 67v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Labor, Work, Labor Concerns