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cuacecenihui.

Headword: 
cuacecenihui.
Principal English Translation: 

to be annoyed, to have one's hair stand on end out of fear, or to tremble from fear (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
quacecenihui, quaceceniui
Alonso de Molina: 

quaceceniui. ni. (pret. oniquaceceniuh.) tener grima, espeluzarseme los cabellos de temor, o temblar de miedo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 84r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.