chinacate

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tzinacan or Tetelcingo Nahuatl tzinacatl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃinaˈkate/ [t͡ʃi.naˈka.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: chi‧na‧ca‧te

Noun

chinacate m (plural chinacates)

  1. (colloquial, Mexico) bat
    Synonym: murciélago

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.