cócono

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Classical Nahuatl cōconeh (“children”), absolutive plural of conētl (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkokono/ [ˈko.ko.no]
Rhymes: -okono
Syllabification: có‧co‧no

Noun

cócono m (plural cóconos, feminine cócona, feminine plural cóconas)

(Mexico) turkey
Synonyms: (Mexico) guajolote, pavo
(Mexico) poult or chick of a turkey

References

Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 40

Further reading

“cócono”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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