tacamachín

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language, equivalent to Classical Nahuatl tlācamichin, from tlācatl (“person”) +‎ michin (“fish”).

Noun

tacamachín m (plural tacamachines)

1. catfish

   Synonym: bagre

2. snook (Centropomus spp.)

   Synonyms: chucumite, robalo

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 282