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cuamecatlatla.

Headword: 
cuamecatlatla.
Principal English Translation: 

for one's forehead to hurt as a result of carrying a load by means of a tumpline (mecapalli)

Orthographic Variants: 
quamecatlatla
Alonso de Molina: 

quamecatlatla. ni. (pret. oniquamecatlatlac.) dolerme la frente dela carga que lleuo con mecapalli.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 85r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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