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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish acocil, from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl ācōcīlin).
Noun
acocil (plural acociles)
- A kind of crayfish (Cambarellus montezumae).
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl ācōcīlin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /akoˈθil/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /akoˈsil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: a‧co‧cil
Noun
acocil m (plural acociles)
- (Mexico) acocil (Cambarellus montezumae)
- Synonyms: chacal, chacalín, langosta del río, langostín, cangrejo de río, (Bolivia) seboro
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