mazacuata
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl mazācōātl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /maθaˈkwata/ [ma.θaˈkwa.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /masaˈkwata/ [ma.saˈkwa.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: ma‧za‧cua‧ta
Noun
mazacuata f (plural mazacuatas)
- (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) Mexican boa constrictor (scientific name Boa imperator)
Alternative forms
- mazacuate
Further reading
- “mazacuata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014