to put cimatl root in with the sap from the maguey (agave) to give it a good appearance (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
cimauia
IPAspelling:
siːmɑwiɑ
Alonso de Molina:
cimauia. nitla. (pret. onitlacimaui.) echar rayz de cimatl enla miel de maguei para darle buen parecer. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 22r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.