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tenchayahua.

Headword: 
tenchayahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to become unraveled (speaking about the edge of a piece of clothing) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tenchayaua
IPAspelling: 
teːntʃɑjɑːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

tenchayaua. deshilarse la orilla dela ropa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 98v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Textiles, Clothing