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xiotl cuatzontli nicteca.

Headword: 
xiotl cuatzontli nicteca.
Principal English Translation: 

to set a good example (a metaphor) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
xiotl quatzuntli nicteca, xiotl quatzontli nicteca
Alonso de Molina: 

xiotl quatzuntli nicteca. dar buen exemplo. metaphora.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 159r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Metaphors, Proverbs, Riddles