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rezago.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
rezago.
Principal English Translation:
a lag; an overdue sum, such as when tributes are in arrears
Orthographic Variants:
reçaCo
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
yhua mexiCo Contandoria oquimotepotztoquillique tlatoque ynpanpa tlaCallaquilli ReçaCo oyaquetlatlazque, 3 pos = Y los tlatoque investigaron el rezago de tributos ante la contaduría de México, [costó] tres pesos. (San Andrés Chiautla, 1638)