tecolote
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tecolōtl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tekoˈlote/ [t̪e.koˈlo.t̪e]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: te‧co‧lo‧te
Noun
tecolote m (plural tecolotes)
- (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, New Mexico) owl
- Synonym: búho
- (colloquial, dated, Mexico) policeman
Further reading
- “tecolote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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