taltuza

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Italian

Noun

taltuza m (invariable)

  1. taltuza, gopher

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Pipil tāltūsan (gopher). Compare Classical Nahuatl tlālli (earth, soil) + tozan (gopher, mole) (compare tuza).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /talˈtuθa/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /talˈtusa/
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -uθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: tal‧tu‧za

Noun

taltuza f (plural taltuzas)

  1. (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) gopher
    Synonym: (Mexico) tuza

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