pitijuyo

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pitiˈxuʝo/ [pi.t̪iˈxu.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /pitiˈxuʝo/ [pi.t̪iˈxu.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pitiˈxuʃo/ [pi.t̪iˈxu.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pitiˈxuʒo/ [pi.t̪iˈxu.ʒo]

• Rhymes: -uʝo
• Syllabification: pi‧ti‧ju‧yo

Noun

pitijuyo m (plural pitijuyos)

1. (New Mexico) a kind of weevil that attacks the leaves of plants, such as beans and corn.

References

• Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎^[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN