coyo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mayan koyó.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoʝo/ [ˈko.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkoʝo/ [ˈko.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈkoʃo/ [ˈko.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkoʒo/ [ˈko.ʒo]

• Rhymes: -oʝo
• Syllabification: co‧yo

Noun

coyo m (plural coyos)

1. (Guatemala) Persea schiedeana (the tree or its fruit)

   Synonyms: chucte, chinín, pahua, yas, aguacamico, aguacate de mico, aguacate de monte

Further reading

• Persea schiedeana
• Aguacate del monte (Persea schiedeana)
• Descriptores en frutos de aguacate Persea schiedeana Nees. en México