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ocotzohuia.

Headword: 
ocotzohuia.
Principal English Translation: 

to cover a sack of wine or other vessels with pitch (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ocotzouia
IPAspelling: 
okoːtsowiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

ocotzouia. nitla. (pret. onitlaocotzoui.) lo mesmo es que ocotzoaltia.
ocotzouia. nitlaiti. (pret. onitlaitiocotzoui.) lo mesmo es que ocotzoaltia.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 75v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
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See also: 
ocotzoaltia.