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chicomacatl.

Headword: 
chicomacatl.
Principal English Translation: 

a certain medicinal herb (see Molina); it has a calendrical value (7 Reed); also, it is a personal name

IPAspelling: 
tʃikoːmɑːkɑtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

chicomacatl. cierta yerua medicinal.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 20r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Names (personal or theonyms)
Plants, Trees, Flora
Time, Calendar, Frequency
See also: 
Chicomacatl.