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Central Nahuatl
Noun
pezohtli
- coati
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl pe̱sojti, Morelos Nahuatl pesojtle, Tetelcingo Nahuatl piesojtli̱.
Noun
pēzohtli (animate)
- Coati.
Derived terms
References
- Molina, Alonso de (1571) Vocabulario en lengua mexicana y castellana, Mexico: Antonio de Spinosa, page 80v: “Peçotli.cierto animalejo.”
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl pēzohtli
Noun
pezohtli (pezohme)
- badger, coati.