mayate

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Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl mayātl.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈʝate/ [maˈʝa.t̪e]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maˈʃate/ [maˈʃa.t̪e]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈʒate/ [maˈʒa.t̪e]

Noun

mayate m (plural mayates)

  1. figeater beetle, June bug (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
  2. (Mexico, slang) active (top) homosexual or bisexual
  3. (Chicano, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) black person, nigger

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