In Nahuatl language, means mountain dog, hill dog or mountain dog. In Mexico it is a way to call a rodent that in other countries is called tinajo, guatinajo, guartinajo, guagua, lapa, chiro. Its scientific name is Cuniculus paca and belongs to the family Cuniculidae.
Tepezcuintle : Nahuatl tepezcuintli, tepetl, hill, and itzcuintli, dog, that is, hill or mountain dog. . The tepezcuintles were appreciated for their delicious meat, which was prepared in mole of broad chili, roasted, to the shepherd.