tlalcoyote

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tlālcoyōtl, from tlālli (“ground”) + coyōtl (“coyote”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tlal.koˈʝo.te/, [tɬal.koˈʝo.te]
  • Rhymes: -ote

Noun

tlalcoyote m (plural tlalcoyotes)

  1. (Mexico) American badger

References
  • Robelo, Cecilio A. (1912) Diccionario de Aztequismos, new ed. edition, México: Imp. del Museo n. de arquelogía, historia y etnología, page 104
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