coiote

Galician

Etymology

From Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈjɔte/

Noun

coiote m (plural coiotes)

1. coyote (canine)

Italian

Noun

coiote m (invariable)

1. coyote

Portuguese

coiote (Canis latrans)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kojˈɔ.t͡ʃi/ [koɪ̯ˈɔ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kojˈɔ.t͡ʃi/ [koɪ̯ˈɔ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kojˈɔ.te/ [koɪ̯ˈɔ.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔjˈɔ.tɨ/

Noun

coiote m (plural coiotes)

1. coyote (canine)
2. coyote (a smuggler of illegal immigrants across the land border from Mexico into the United States of America)

Derived terms

• coioite-oriental
• coiotezinho
• coylobo

Further reading

• “coiote”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025