coamichin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

coamichi

Etymology

From cōātl (“snake”) +‎ michin (“fish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koː.aːˈmit͡ʃin/

Noun

cōāmichin (animate)

eel
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 18v
  Anguilla. coamichi.
  
  (An eel. coamichi.)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23r. col. 1.
  Coamichin. anguilla.
  
  (Coamichin. eel.)

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 23

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