tlalcoyote

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlālcoyōtl, from tlālli (ground) + coyōtl (coyote).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /tlalkoˈʝote/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /tlalkoˈʃote/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /tlalkoˈʒote/

  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: tlal‧co‧yo‧te

Noun

tlalcoyote m (plural tlalcoyotes)

  1. (Mexico) American badger

References

  • Robelo, Cecilio A. (1912) Diccionario de Aztequismos, new ed. edition, México: Imp. del Museo n. de arquelogía, historia y etnología, page 104