pinacate

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl pīnacatl (“type of flightless beetle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pinaˈkate/, [pinaˈkat̪e]

Noun

pinacate m (plural pinacates)

(Mexico) pinacate beetle, stink beetle

References

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

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