chicuate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl chicuahtli (“barn owl”).

Noun

chicuate m (plural chicuates)

1. burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 392