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Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl tepetl (“mountain, hill”) + itzcuīntli (“dog”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /tepeθˈkwintle/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tepesˈkwintle/
- Rhymes: -intle
- Syllabification: te‧pez‧cuin‧tle
Noun
tepezcuintle m (plural tepezcuintles)
- (Mexico, Central America) paca (Agouti paca, large rodent)
- Synonyms: (Colombian Amazonia) borugo, (Panama) conejo pintado, (Colombia) guagua, (Ecuador) guanta, (Northwestern Colombia) guartinaja, (Bolivia) jochi pintado, (Venezuela, Colombian Llanos) lapa, majaz, (Peru) paca, tinajo, (Ecuador, Peru) majás
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