coatí

See also: coati

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Tupi cuatim (literally “belt nose”), from cua (“belt, cincture”) + tim (“nose”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koaˈti/ [ko.aˈt̪i]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: co‧a‧tí
IPA^(key): /koa̯ˈti/

Noun

coatí m (plural coatís or coatíes)

coati
Synonym: tejón

Derived terms

Descendants

English: coati

Further reading

“coatí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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