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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Mayan koyó.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkoʝo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈkoʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkoʒo/
- Rhymes: -oʝo
- Syllabification: co‧yo
Noun
coyo m (plural coyos)
- (Guatemala) Persea schiedeana (the tree or its fruit)
- Synonyms: chucte, chinín, pahua, yas, aguacamico, aguacate de mico, aguacate de monte
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