cacomixtle

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English

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Noun

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cacomixtle (plural cacomixtles)

  1. Alternative spelling of cacomistle

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlahcomiztli.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kakoˈmiɡstle/ [ka.koˈmiɣ̞s.t̪le]
  • Rhymes: -iɡstle
  • Syllabification: ca‧co‧mix‧tle

Noun

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cacomixtle m (plural cacomixtles)

  1. (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras) ring-tailed cat, Bassariscus astutus

References

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  • cacomixtle” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010

Further reading

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