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tencuecuenoyotl.

Headword: 
tencuecuenoyotl.
Principal English Translation: 

foul-mouthed; to be degenerate with speech (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
teːnkwekwenojoːtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

tencuecuenoyotl. desenfrenamiento de lengua.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 98v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Speech, Speaking, Oral Tradition