xote

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃote/

Noun

xote

1. a kind of edible freshwater snail (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms

• xotebo̱rroj

References

• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 204

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔ.t(ɨ)/

• Hyphenation: xo‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German schottisch (“Scottish”).

Alternative forms

• xótis (dated)

Noun

xote m (plural xotes)

1. a Brazilian dance and music subgenre associated with forró
2. (South Brazil) a dance and music genre of South Brazil
3. (dated) schottische; schottisch (a lively dance similar to polka)

   Synonyms: escocesa, schottisch

Etymology 2

Verb

xote

1. inflection of xotar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative