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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nahui + yacatl.
Noun
nauyaca f (plural nauyacas)
- (Mexico, Guatemala) fer-de-lance, Bothrops atrox
References
- “nauyaca” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
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