jicotera

Spanish

Etymology

From jicote (“bumblebee”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xikoˈteɾa/ [xi.koˈt̪e.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ji‧co‧te‧ra

Noun

jicotera f (plural jicoteras)

1. (Mexico) bumblebee hive

   Synonym: (Honduras, Nicaragua) jicote

2. (colloquial, Mexico) commotion; fuss, bustle

References

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 78

Further reading

• “jicotera”, 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