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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish zopilote, from Classical Nahuatl tzopīlōtl.
Noun
zopilote (plural zopilotes)
- A New World vulture of the family Cathartidae, especially the black vulture (Coragyps atratus).
2016, Lawrence Swaim, Dangerous Pilgrims:I was laying absolutely still in the cab of the wrecked truck —I had the crazy idea that if I did not move, I would bleed less—and I looked out of the hole where the windshield had been and saw a zopilote perched on the hood of the truck.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tzopīlōtl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θopiˈlote/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sopiˈlote/
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: zo‧pi‧lo‧te
Noun
zopilote m (plural zopilotes)
- a zopilote, a buzzard, a vulture
- Synonyms: buitre, gallinazo, jote
Usage notes
- Zopilote is used predominantly in Mexico and some parts of Central America; buitre is used as the official term in Spain, Central America & elsewhere. Chupilote is an interesting variation among people in central Mexico, probably a conflation with the verb chupar, meaning "to suck". In Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador it's known as gallinazo.
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