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Mecayapan Nahuatl
Etymology
C.f. Classical Nahuatl tēcuāni (“dangerous animal; venomous creature”).
Noun
te̱cua̱ni
- ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
- jaguar (Panthera onca)
- cougar (Puma concolor)
Derived terms
References
- Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 186