tepemechín

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === tepemichín === Etymology === Borrowed from a Nahuan language, equivalent to Classical Nahuatl tepētl (“mountain”) + michin (“fish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tepemeˈt͡ʃin/ [t̪e.pe.meˈt͡ʃĩn] Rhymes: -in Syllabification: te‧pe‧me‧chín === Noun === tepemechín m (plural tepemechines) (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras) mountain mullet (Agonostomus monticola) Synonyms: dajao, lisa de río, trucha, trucha de tierra caliente === References === Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988), A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 282 === Further reading === “tepemechín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025