coatí

See also: coati

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish coatí, from Old Tupi cuatim (literally “belt nose”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.əˈti]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.əˈti]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ko.aˈti]

Noun

coatí m (plural coatís)

coati

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Paraguayan Guaraní kuati.

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

→ Catalan: coatí
→ English: coati
→ French: coati
- → Romanian: coati
→ Finnish: koati

Further reading

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

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