xocoyote

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xōcōyotl (“youngest child”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʃokoˈʝote/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃokoˈʃote/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʃokoˈʒote/

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

Noun

xocoyote m (plural xocoyotes)

  1. (Mexico) the youngest child of a family
    Synonym: benjamín

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