mazacuata

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mazācōātl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /maθaˈkwata/ [ma.θaˈkwa.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /masaˈkwata/ [ma.saˈkwa.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ata
Syllabification: ma‧za‧cua‧ta

Noun

mazacuata f (plural mazacuatas)

(El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) Mexican boa constrictor (scientific name Boa imperator)

Alternative forms

mazacuate

Further reading

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

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