cocuyo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno kukuyo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /koˈkuʝo/ [koˈku.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /koˈkuʃo/ [koˈku.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /koˈkuʒo/ [koˈku.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -uʝo
  • Syllabification: co‧cu‧yo

Noun

cocuyo m (plural cocuyos)

  1. (Cuba, Dominican Republic) a bioluminescent click beetle of the genus Pyrophorus

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with the unrelated beetle genus Cucujus.

Descendants

  • → Translingual: Cucujus

Further reading

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