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Chichimecapahtli.

Headword: 
Chichimecapahtli.
Principal English Translation: 

a potent medicinal plant (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
chīchīmēcapahtli, chichimecapatli
IPAspelling: 
tʃiːtʃiːmeːkɑpɑhtɬi
Frances Karttunen: 

CHĪCHĪMĒCAPAH-TLI a potent medicinal plant / planta medicinal muy célebre, pero demasiadamente activa (R) [(1)Rp.73]. R does not mark vowels of the first three syllables long. An alternative analysis is a compound of CHICHI ‘dog,’ MECA-TL ‘vine,’ PAH-TLI ‘medicine.’ See CHĪCHĪMĒCA-TL, PAH-TLI.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 48.

themes: 
Agriculture, Gardens, Stockraising
Health, Sickness, Wellness, Medicine
Plants, Trees, Flora