coyo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mayan koyó.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkoʝo/ [ˈko.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈkoʃo/ [ˈko.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈkoʒo/ [ˈko.ʒo]

  • Rhymes: -oʝo
  • Syllabification: co‧yo

Noun

coyo m (plural coyos)

  1. (Guatemala) Persea schiedeana (the tree or its fruit)
    Synonyms: chucte, chinín, pahua, yas, aguacamico, aguacate de mico, aguacate de monte

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