zacatuche

English

Etymology

From Spanish.

Noun

zacatuche (plural zacatuches)

1. the volcano rabbit

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl zacatōchin (literally “grass rabbit”), from Classical Nahuatl zacatl (“grass”) + tōchin, alternative form of tōchtli (“rabbit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θakaˈtut͡ʃe/ [θa.kaˈt̪u.t͡ʃe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /sakaˈtut͡ʃe/ [sa.kaˈt̪u.t͡ʃe]

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• Rhymes: -utʃe
• Syllabification: za‧ca‧tu‧che

Noun

zacatuche m (plural zacatuches)

1. (Mexico) volcano rabbit

   Synonyms: conejo de los volcanes, teporingo

References

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 142