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tlacocololiztli.

Headword: 
tlacocololiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of going in circles around something; or, for a turkey cock to crow or sing (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑkoːkoːlolistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tlacocololiztli. el acto de yr por rodeos a alguna parte, o de graznar y cantar el gallo dela tierra.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 118r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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