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matlaquilhuitl.
Headword:
matlaquilhuitl.
Principal English Translation:
ten days (matlactli + ilhuitl) (see attestations)
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
“Otechhualihua huei tlatohuani Tlatilulco Moquihuix; quitohua: Yscatqui mochimal momacuauh. Ypan mitzonahuiltiz; axcan ipan matlaquihuitl ticchies ycualan ytlahuel Moquihuix” = “Nos ha enviado Moquíhuix, hueitlatohuani de Tlatelolco, el cual te manda decir: He aquí tu escudo y tu macana. Con ellos te desafía; dentro de diez días esperarás el enojo y la ira de Moquíhuix”. (Mexico City, c. 1572)
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