pizote
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl pēzohtli (“coati”), or alternatively from pitzotl (“pig”), from pitzoā (“to kiss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /piˈθote/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /piˈsote/
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: pi‧zo‧te
Noun
pizote m (plural pizotes)
- white-nosed coati (Nasua narica)
- Synonyms: antón, coatí de nariz blanca
Further reading
- “pizote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16