to make something through weaving or using rope, and strings (fishnets, clothing) (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
matlachiua
IPAspelling:
mɑtɬɑtʃiːwɑ
Alonso de Molina:
matlachiua. nic. (pret. onicmatlachiuh.) hazer algo a manera de red. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 53r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.