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papatla.

Headword: 
papatla.
Principal English Translation: 

to undo or erase what others have said or done; or, to barter or swap things or move or remove things that have been put in order; or, to rest while others are working (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
pɑpɑtɬɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

papatla. nite. (pret. onitepapatlac.) deshazer o tachar lo que los otros dizen o hazen.
papatla. nitla. (pret. onitlapapatlac.) cambalachar o trocar algunas cosas, o mudar y remudar las cosas que estan puestas en orden.
papatla tito. (pret. otitopapatlaque.) trabajar avezes, trocandose o descansando los vnos mientras trabajan los otros.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 79v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Cleanliness, Orderliness (or lack of)