caucel
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl cuauh- (“tree”) + ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).
Noun edit
caucel m (plural cauceles)
- (Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua) margay (Leopardus wiedii)
- Synonyms: chulul, margay, molote, pichigueta, tigrillo
References edit
- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 581
Further reading edit
- “caucel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014