pujacante

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Comanche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puxaˈkante/ [pu.xaˈkãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: pu‧ja‧can‧te

Noun

pujacante m (plural pujacantes)

1. (New Mexico) witch doctor; medicine man; soothsayer

References

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