coatí

See also: coati

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish coatí, from Old Tupi cuatim (literally “belt nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.əˈti]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.əˈti]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ko.aˈti]

Noun

coatí m (plural coatís)

1. coati

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Paraguayan Guaraní kuati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koaˈti/ [ko.aˈt̪i]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: co‧a‧tí
• IPA^(key): /koa̯ˈti/

Noun

coatí m (plural coatís or coatíes)

1. coati

   Synonym: tejón

Derived terms

• coatí de nariz blanca
• coaticito

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: coatí
• → English: coati
• → French: coati
  • → Romanian: coati
• → Finnish: koati

Further reading

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