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matlama.

Headword: 
matlama.
Principal English Translation: 

to catch shrimp or fish among rocks in the river, with the hands (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
mɑːtɬɑmɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

matlama. ni. (pret. onimatlama.) tomar o cazar camarones o peces con las manos entre las piedras del rio.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 53r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Hunting or Fishing