atepocate

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tepocate

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl atepocatl (“tadpole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atepoˈkate/ [a.t̪e.poˈka.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: a‧te‧po‧ca‧te

Noun

atepocate m (plural atepocates)

1. (Mexico) tadpole

   Synonym: renacuajo

Further reading

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