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quechcozcatia.

Headword: 
quechcozcatia.
Principal English Translation: 

to put a golden necklace or like around the neck (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
quechcuzcatia
Alonso de Molina: 

quechcuzcatia. nicno. (pret. onicnoquechcuzcati.) ponerse collar de oro, o de cosa semejante al cuello.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 88r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Crime, Punishment
Jewelry, Adornment, Accouterments