tlacuache

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tacuache
• tlacoache

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tlaˈkwat͡ʃe/ [t̪laˈkwa.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Syllabification: tla‧cua‧che

Noun

tlacuache m (plural tlacuaches)

1. (Mexico) opossum

   Synonym: zarigüeya

Descendants

• → Highland Puebla Nahuatl: tacua̱che

Further reading

• “tlacuache”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025