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michehuatl.

Headword: 
michehuatl.
Principal English Translation: 

scales or gills of a fish (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
micheuatl
IPAspelling: 
mitʃeːwɑtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

micheuatl. escama, o pellejo de pescado.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 56r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Food, Eating, Cooking