tepemechín
Spanish
Alternative forms
- tepemichín
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language, equivalent to Classical Nahuatl tepētl (“mountain”) + michin (“fish”).
Noun
tepemechín m (plural tepemechines)
- (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras) mountain mullet (Agonostomus monticola)
- Synonyms: dajao, lisa de río, trucha, trucha de tierra caliente
References
- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 282
Further reading
- “tepemechín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014