cuaño

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mixtec language, from Proto-Mixtec *kʷeyųʔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwaɲo/ [ˈkwa.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -aɲo
  • Syllabification: cua‧ño

Noun

cuaño m (plural cuaños)

  1. (Oaxaca) squirrel
    Synonym: ardilla
    • 1961, Pedro Carrasco, “Un mito y una ceremonia entre los chatinos de Oaxaca”, in A William Cameron Townsend en el vigésimoquinto aniversario del Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, México, D.F., page 48:
      Como tonas se mencionan tigre, león, sapo, rana, iguana, cuaño (ardilla), tejón, escorpión, culebra, marta, perro, gato, vaca, burro, caballo, puerco, mula, etc.
      As tonas [animal companions] are mentioned the jaguar, cougar, toad, frog, iguana, cuaño (squirrel), coati, beaded lizard, snake, kinkajou, dog, cat, cow, donkey, horse, pig, mule, etc.
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