tapacaminos

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Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to block”) +‎ caminos (“ways, paths”). Literally, “path-blocker”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tapakaˈminos/
  • Rhymes: -inos
  • Syllabification: ta‧pa‧ca‧mi‧nos

Noun

tapacaminos m (plural tapacaminos)

  1. (Mexico, El Salvador, Eastern Bolivia) the chuck-will's-widow or the Eastern whippoorwill
    Synonyms: pucuyo, curcuris, chotacabras
  2. (Honduras) the pauraque
    Synonyms: pucuyo, tapacamino, pocuyo, pocoyo, curiango, cocuyo, aguaitacamino

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