ayotoste

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ayotōchtli, from ayotl (“turtle”) + tōchtli (“rabbit”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aʝoˈtoste/ [a.ʝoˈt̪os.t̪e]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aʝoˈtoste/ [a.ʝoˈt̪os.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aʃoˈtoste/ [a.ʃoˈt̪os.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aʒoˈtoste/ [a.ʒoˈt̪os.t̪e]

• Rhymes: -oste
• Syllabification: a‧yo‧tos‧te

Noun

ayotoste m (plural ayotostes)

1. (Mexican Indian) armadillo

References

• Robelo, Cecilio A. (1912) Diccionario de Aztequismos, new ed. edition, México: Imp. del Museo n. de arquelogía, historia y etnología, page 57