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tzinquizaliztli.

Headword: 
tzinquizaliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of retreating from battle (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tsinkiːsɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tzinquizaliztli. el acto de recular o de retirarse en la batalla.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 152v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
War, Conflict