xocoyote

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xōcōyotl (“youngest child”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ʃokoˈʝote/ [ʃo.koˈʝo.t̪e] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ʃokoˈʃote/ [ʃo.koˈʃo.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ʃokoˈʒote/ [ʃo.koˈʒo.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: xo‧co‧yo‧te

Noun

xocoyote m (plural xocoyotes)

  1. (Mexico) the youngest child of a family
    Synonym: benjamín

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