taltuza

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Italian

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Noun

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taltuza m (invariable)

  1. taltuza, gopher

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pipil tāltūsan (gopher). Compare Classical Nahuatl tlālli (earth, soil) + tozan (gopher, mole) (compare tuza).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /talˈtuθa/ [t̪al̪ˈt̪u.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /talˈtusa/ [t̪al̪ˈt̪u.sa]
  • Rhymes: -uθa
  • Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: tal‧tu‧za

Noun

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taltuza f (plural taltuzas)

  1. (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) gopher
    Synonym: (Mexico) tuza

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