caucel

Spanish

Alternative forms

causel, cauzel

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl cuauh- (“tree”) + ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).

Noun

caucel m (plural cauceles)

(Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua) margay (Leopardus wiedii)
Synonyms: chulul, margay, molote, pichigueta, tigrillo

References

Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 581

Further reading

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

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