ahuizote
Spanish
ahuizote [1]
Alternative forms
- agüizote
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl āhuitzotl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /awiˈθote/ [a.wiˈθo.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /awiˈsote/ [a.wiˈso.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: a‧hui‧zo‧te
Noun
ahuizote m (plural ahuizotes)
- ahuitzotl, an Aztec mythological creature
- (colloquial, Honduras, Mexico) an annoying person; pest, nuisance
- (dialectal, Central America, Mexico) omen, bewitchment, spell
Further reading
- “ahuizote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014