jicote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl xīcohtli (“bumblebee”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xiˈkote/ [xiˈko.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: ji‧co‧te

Noun

jicote m (plural jicotes)

(Central America, Mexico, Louisiana, Texas) bumblebee
(Honduras, Nicaragua) bumblebee hive
Synonym: (Mexico) jicotera

Derived terms

jicotera f
jicotillo m

References

Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 78

Further reading

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

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