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xochimicque.

Headword: 
xochimicque.
Principal English Translation: 

captives of war who were killed as sacrificial offerings before divinities or sacred forces (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

xochimicque. captiuos enguerra, los quales eran sacrificados y muertos, delante los idolos.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 160r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Gifts, Offerings, Sacrificial Rites
Religion (Indigenous)
War, Conflict