mayate
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl mayātl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈɟ͡ʝate/, [maˈʝat̪e]
Noun
mayate m (plural mayates)
- figeater beetle, June bug (Cotinis mutabilis)
- (Mexico, slang) active (top) homosexual or bisexual
- (Chicano, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) black person, nigger
See also
Further reading
- “mayate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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