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English
Etymology
From Spanish teporingo.
Noun
teporingo
- The volcano rabbit.
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps connected to Classical Nahuatl tepētl (“mountain”), olīn (“movement”) + the locative suffix -co.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tepoˈɾinɡo/
- Rhymes: -inɡo
- Syllabification: te‧po‧rin‧go
Noun
teporingo m (plural teporingos)
- (Mexico) volcano rabbit
- Synonyms: conejo de los volcanes, zacatuche
References
- Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 127