atepocate
Spanish
Alternative forms
- tepocate
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl atepocatl (“tadpole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atepoˈkate/ [a.t̪e.poˈka.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: a‧te‧po‧ca‧te
Noun
atepocate m (plural atepocates)
- (Mexico) tadpole
- Synonym: renacuajo
Further reading
- “atepocate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014