te̱cua̱ni

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

C.f. Classical Nahuatl tēcuāni (“dangerous animal; venomous creature”).

Noun

te̱cua̱ni

  1. ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
  2. jaguar (Panthera onca)
  3. cougar (Puma concolor)

Derived terms

References

  • Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 186
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