pistoqué

Spanish

Etymology

From pisto +‎ que, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pistoˈke/ [pis.t̪oˈke]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: pis‧to‧qué

Noun

pistoqué m (plural pistoqués)

1. (Southern Mexico) great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus).

   Synonym: benteveo

Further reading

• “pistoqué”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010