chichicuilote
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl ātzitzicuīlōtl (“phalarope”), from ātl (“water”) + tzitzicuiltic (“something thin or dry”) + huīlōtl (“dove”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃit͡ʃikwiˈlote/ [t͡ʃi.t͡ʃi.kwiˈlo.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: chi‧chi‧cui‧lo‧te
Noun
chichicuilote m (plural chichicuilotes)
- (Mexico) plover
- (Mexico) Wilson's plover (Charadrius wilsonia)
Further reading
- “chichicuilote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014