mayate

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl mayātl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈɟ͡ʝate/, [maˈʝat̪e]

Noun

mayate m (plural mayates)

figeater beetle, June bug (Cotinis mutabilis)
(Mexico, slang) active (top) homosexual or bisexual
(Chicano, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) black person, nigger

See also

pinacate

Further reading

“mayate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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