an act involving a lance or a net used by people who fish (see Molina; loose translation to English here by Stephanie Wood)
a physician, surgeon, healer; a midwife; a curandera/curandero; someone with a special skill or knowledge; or, a trickster (see Karttunen); the "trickster" interpretation may reflect an ecclesiastical bias (SW)
something calm, tranquil, in repose, like the sea, or the weather, when there is no current or high wind (see Molina)
to go about jesting and practicing trickery and deception (see Karttunen)