ahuizote

Spanish

ahuizote [1]

Alternative forms

• agüizote

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āhuitzotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /awiˈθote/ [a.wiˈθo.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /awiˈsote/ [a.wiˈso.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: a‧hui‧zo‧te

Noun

ahuizote m (plural ahuizotes)

1. ahuitzotl, an Aztec mythological creature
2. (colloquial, Honduras, Mexico) an annoying person; pest, nuisance
3. (dialectal, Central America, Mexico) omen, bewitchment, spell

Further reading

• “ahuizote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014