caucel

Spanish

Alternative forms

• causel, cauzel

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl cuauh- (“tree”) + ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kauˈθel/ [kau̯ˈθel]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kauˈsel/ [kau̯ˈsel]

• Audio (Costa Rica):

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• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: cau‧cel

Noun

caucel m (plural cauceles)

1. (Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua) margay (Leopardus wiedii)

   Synonyms: chulul, margay, molote, pichigueta, tigrillo

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 581

Further reading

• “caucel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10