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papatza.

Headword: 
papatza.
Principal English Translation: 

to curdle or thicken almond milk or cow's milk as it is cooked (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
pɑpɑtsɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

papatza. nitla. (pret. onitlapapatzac.) cortar almendrada o leche, quando la cuezen.
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.

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