pizote
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl pēzohtli (“coati”), or alternatively from pitzotl (“pig”), from pitzoā (“to kiss”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /piˈθote/ [piˈθo.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /piˈsote/ [piˈso.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: pi‧zo‧te
Noun edit
pizote m (plural pizotes)
- white-nosed coati (Nasua narica)
- Synonyms: antón, coatí de nariz blanca
Further reading edit
- “pizote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014