a Galapagos tortoise, or freshwater turtle (see Molina)
IPAspelling:
ʃotʃɑːjoːtɬ
Alonso de Molina:
xochayotl. galapago. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 160r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.