ascacoyote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āzcacoyōtl, from āzcatl (“ant”) + coyōtl (“coyote”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌaskakoˈʝote/ [ˌas.ka.koˈʝo.t̪e] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˌaskakoˈʃote/ [ˌas.ka.koˈʃo.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌaskakoˈʒote/ [ˌas.ka.koˈʒo.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: as‧ca‧co‧yo‧te

Noun

ascacoyote m (plural ascacoyotes)

  1. anteater
    Synonyms: oso hormiguero, yurumí

References

  • Robelo, Cecilio A. (1912) Diccionario de Aztequismos, new ed. edition, México: Imp. del Museo n. de arquelogía, historia y etnología, page 67
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