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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xōlōitzcuintli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /solosˈkwintle/
- Rhymes: -intle
- Syllabification: xo‧los‧cuin‧tle
Noun
xoloscuintle m (plural xoloscuintles)
- Mexican hairless (dog)
2015 July 23, “Giséle Freund en México”, in El País:En cambio, en las fotografías de Freund la vemos, por ejemplo, dar de comer a los patos del estanque, mientras sus xoloscuintles revolotean a su alrededor, como queriendo pescar alguna migaja.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)