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huecahualiztli.

Headword: 
huecahualiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a lateness or delay; or, the antiquity of old people (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
uecahualiztli
IPAspelling: 
wehkɑːwɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

uecaualiztli. tardanza, o la antiguedad delos viejos.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 155v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Aging (People, Things)