cojolite

Spanish

Alternative forms

• cojolita, cojolito, cosolita

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl coxolihtli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koxoˈlite/ [ko.xoˈli.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: co‧jo‧li‧te

Noun

cojolite m (plural cojolites)

1. (Mexico) crested guan (Penelope purpurascens)

   Synonyms: ajol, ajolita, cholino, choncho, faisán, faisán gritón, guajolote silvestre, güecu, pava, pava cojolita, pavo de monte, pavo silvestre

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 382

Further reading

• “cojolite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28