cojolite
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl coxolihtli.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /koxoˈlite/ [ko.xoˈli.t̪e]
- (Castilian)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ite
- Syllabification: co‧jo‧li‧te
Noun[edit]
cojolite m (plural cojolites)
- (Mexico) crested guan (Penelope purpurascens)
- Synonyms: ajol, ajolita, cholino, choncho, faisán, faisán gritón, guajolote silvestre, güecu, pava, pava cojolita, pavo de monte, pavo silvestre
References[edit]
- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 382
Further reading[edit]
- “cojolite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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