pizote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl pēzohtli (“coati”), or alternatively from pitzotl (“pig”), from pitzoā (“to kiss”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /piˈθote/ [piˈθo.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /piˈsote/ [piˈso.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: pi‧zo‧te

Noun

pizote m (plural pizotes)

white-nosed coati (Nasua narica)
Synonyms: antón, coatí de nariz blanca

Further reading

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

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