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tempapahuia.

Headword: 
tempapahuia.
Principal English Translation: 

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.

themes: 
War, Conflict