almiquí

From Spanish almiquí, possibly from Ciboney or Taíno.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əl.miˈki]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [al.miˈki]

almiquí m (plural almiquins)

1. solenodon

   Synonym: solenodont

• almiquí cubà
• almiquí d'Haití

Of obscure origin, possibly from two different Ciboney or Taíno words as it is native to Cuba. almizcle (“musk”) and almizclero (“muskrat”) are similar, but probably unrelated.

• IPA^(key): /almiˈki/ [al.miˈki]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: al‧mi‧quí

almiquí m (plural almiquíes or almiquís)

1. (Cuba) Cuban solenodon (Atopogale cubana) (small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva native to Cuba)

   Synonyms: aire, solenodonte

• → Catalan: almiquí
• → English: almiqui
• → Finnish: almikki

• “almiquí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “almiquí”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.