tlacuache

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tacuache
• tlacoache

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tlaˈkwat͡ʃe/ [t̪laˈkwa.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Syllabification: tla‧cua‧che

Noun

tlacuache m (plural tlacuaches)

1. (Mexico) opossum

   Synonym: zarigüeya

Descendants

• → Highland Puebla Nahuatl: tacua̱che

Further reading

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