a type of bird (a contemporary attestation from San Miguel Tzinacapan, Cuetzalan, Puebla, 1984)
Cuauhchita is a recurring personal name in Nahuatl hieroglyphs from Huexotzinco (Huejotzingo), which often feature the head of an eagle (cuauh-) and a net bag (chita-). Perhaps cuauhchito should really be cuauhchiton, with the diminutive suffix. If so, the name Cuauhchita could have a connection to the name of the bird, and then the elements would appear to be phonetic. Otherwise, Eagle-Net Bag may be the translation. If just the eagle is phonetic, supplying the cuauh- homonym and meaning cuahuitl (wood), then the translation could be Wooden Net Bag. (SW)