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tlacoyahualiztli.

Headword: 
tlacoyahualiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of widening or extending of something, or the act of stripping the bark from green sticks, or peel fruits or vegetables (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlacoyaualiztli
Alonso de Molina: 

tlacoyaualiztli. el acto de ensanchar algo, o de descortezar varas verdes, frutas o legumbres.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 118v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Plants, Trees, Flora