chichicuilote

Spanish

chichicuilote (Wilson's plover)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ātzitzicuīlōtl (“phalarope”), from ātl (“water”) + tzitzicuiltic (“something thin or dry”) + huīlōtl (“dove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃit͡ʃikwiˈlote/ [t͡ʃi.t͡ʃi.kwiˈlo.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: chi‧chi‧cui‧lo‧te

Noun

chichicuilote m (plural chichicuilotes)

1. (Mexico) plover
2. (Mexico) Wilson's plover (Charadrius wilsonia)

Further reading

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