ratón volador

Spanish

Etymology

From ratón (“mouse”) +‎ volador (“flying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˌtom bolaˈdoɾ/ [raˌt̪õm bo.laˈð̞oɾ]
• Syllabification: ra‧tón vo‧la‧dor

Noun

ratón volador m (plural ratones voladores)

1. (New Mexico) bat (small flying mammal)

   Synonym: murciélago

References

• Romero, Simon, Rios, Desiree (2023 April 9) “New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth”, in The New York Times‎^[1], retrieved April 9, 2023