coyámel

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl coyametl.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /koˈʝamel/ [koˈʝa.mel] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /koˈʃamel/ [koˈʃa.mel] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /koˈʒamel/ [koˈʒa.mel] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -amel
  • Syllabification: co‧yá‧mel

Noun

coyámel m (plural coyámeles)

  1. (Mexico) white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari)
    Synonym: pecarí barbiblanco
  2. (Mexico) collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu)
    Synonym: pecarí de collar
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