cuyca̱ŋ

Highland Popoluca

Etymology

cuy (“tree, wood”) +‎ ca̱ŋ (“wild cat”)

Noun

cuyca̱ŋ

  1. carpenter ant (Camponotus spp.)

References

  • Elson, Benjamin F., Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999) Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41)‎[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 21
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