zacatuche

From Spanish.

zacatuche (plural zacatuches)

1. the volcano rabbit

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl zacatōchin (literally “grass rabbit”), from Classical Nahuatl zacatl (“grass”) + tōchin, alternative form of tōchtli (“rabbit”).

• IPA^(key): /θakaˈtut͡ʃe/ [θa.kaˈt̪u.t͡ʃe] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /sakaˈtut͡ʃe/ [sa.kaˈt̪u.t͡ʃe] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -utʃe
• Syllabification: za‧ca‧tu‧che

zacatuche m (plural zacatuches)

1. (Mexico) volcano rabbit

   Synonyms: conejo de los volcanes, teporingo

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 142