necuazal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl necuāzcatl, from neuctli (“honey”) +‎ āzcatl (“ant”).

Noun

necuazal m (plural necuazales)

1. (Mexico) honey ant (Myrmecocystus spp.)

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 225