to make war cries, such as those made by the Moors (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
tempapauia
IPAspelling:
teːmpɑpɑwiɑ
Alonso de Molina:
tempapauia. nino. (pret. oninotempapaui.) dar alaridos como moros en la guerra. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 98r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.