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ollamia.

Headword: 
ollamia.
Principal English Translation: 

to play with a rubber ball using one's buttocks; or, to play this game with others (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ullamia
IPAspelling: 
oːllɑmiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

ollamia. nin. (pret. oninollami.) jugar ala pelota conlas nalgas.
ollamia. nite. (pret. oniteollami.) jugar con otros este juego.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 76r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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