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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
through Spanish from Classical Nahuatl ''xoloitzcuintli'', from ''[[Wikipedia:Xolotl|Xolotl]]'' + ''[[itzcuintli]]'' "dog", lit. "Xolotl's dog" or "monstrous dog"
through Spanish from Classical Nahuatl ''xoloitzcuintli'', from ''[[Wikipedia:Xolotl|Xolotl]]'' + ''[[itzcuintli]]'' "dog", lit. "Xolotl's dog" or "monstruous dog"


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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* [[Xolo]]
* [[Xolo]]


==Nahuatl==
[[Category:en:Dogs]]

===Etymology===
From ''[[Xolotl|Xōlōtl]]'' "monster" and ''[[itzcuintli]]'' "dog".

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ʃoːloːit͡sˈkʷint͡ɬi/}}

===Noun===
'''Xōlōitzcuintli'''

# [[Mexican Hairless|Mexican Hairless Dog]].

[[Category:en:Dogs]] [[Category:Classical Nahuatl nouns]] [[Category:nci:Mammals]]

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English

Etymology

through Spanish from Classical Nahuatl xoloitzcuintli, from Xolotl + itzcuintli "dog", lit. "Xolotl's dog" or "monstruous dog"

Pronunciation

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Noun

Xoloitzcuintli (plural Xoloitzcuintli)

  1. A breed of dog, the Mexican Hairless.
    • 1991, Guillermo García Oropeza, Perros en las tumbas de Colima‎
      Whoever has petted a hairless dog will verify that these wrinkles are produced by a lack of hair, especially among the pups of the xoloitzcuintli.
    • 2005, Eduardo Kac, Telepresence and bio art: networking humans, rabbits, and robots‎
      The Mexican xoloitzcuintli (or xolo) is a likely GFP K-9 breed (fig. 77).
    • 2005, Kent V Flannery, Joyce Marcus, Excavations at San José Mogote 1: the household archaeology‎
      Owing to its hairless condition, the xoloitzcuintli visibly perspires...

Alternative

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  • Xoloitzcuintle

Synonyms

Nahuatl

Etymology

From Xōlōtl "monster" and itzcuintli "dog".

Pronunciation

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Noun

Xōlōitzcuintli

  1. Mexican Hairless Dog.