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tlapachohuaztli.

Headword: 
tlapachohuaztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a net that catches birds, catching them from below (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlapachouaztli
IPAspelling: 
tɬɑpɑtʃoːwɑstɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tlapachouaztli. red que caza paxaros, tomandolos de baxo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 130v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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