tepezcuintle

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tepezcuinte

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tepetl (“mountain, hill”) + itzcuīntli (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /tepeθˈkwintle/, [t̪epeθˈkwĩn̪t̪le]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /tepesˈkwintle/, [t̪epesˈkwĩn̪t̪le]

Noun

tepezcuintle m (plural tepezcuintles)

1. (Mexico, Central America) paca (Agouti paca, large rodent)

Synonyms

• borugo m or boruga f (Colombian Amazonia)
• conejo pintado m (Panama)
• guagua f (Colombia)
• guanta m (Ecuador)
• guartinaja m (Northwestern Colombia)
• jochi pintado m (Bolivia)
• lapa f (Venezuela, Colombian Llanos)
• majaz m (Peru)
• paca
• tinajo m (Northeastern Colombia)