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pilichahui.

Headword: 
pilichahui.
Principal English Translation: 

to become wrinkled from old age; or, for something to wither (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
pilichaui
IPAspelling: 
pilitʃɑwi
Alonso de Molina: 

pilichaui. ni. (pret. onipilichauh.) arrugarse por vejez, o marchitarse alguna cosa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 81v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Aging (People, Things)