ayotoste

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ayotōchtli, from ayotl (“turtle”) + tōchtli (“rabbit”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aʝoˈtoste/ [a.ʝoˈt̪os.t̪e] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /aʃoˈtoste/ [a.ʃoˈt̪os.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aʒoˈtoste/ [a.ʒoˈt̪os.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -oste
  • Syllabification: a‧yo‧tos‧te

Noun

ayotoste m (plural ayotostes)

  1. (Mexican Indian) armadillo

References

  • Robelo, Cecilio A. (1912) Diccionario de Aztequismos, new ed. edition, México: Imp. del Museo n. de arquelogía, historia y etnología, page 57
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