Complete Definition of "coyote"

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English

Alternative spellings
cayeute (obsolete)
cayota (obsolete)
cayote (obsolete)
coyoto (obsolete)

Pronunciation
IPA|/kaɪ�(j)��ti�/
IPA|/kaɪ�(j)��t/
IPA|/k�ɪ�(j)��teɪ/
IPA|/k�ɪ�(j)��t/

Etymology
From Spanish coyote#Spanish|coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A canine species (Canis latrans) native to North America.

#* 1824: William Bullock, Six Months' Residence and Travels in Mexico, p. 119
#*: Near Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf.

  1. A smuggler of illegal immigrants across the land border from Mexico into the United States of America.

Synonyms
(canine) prairie wolf

Translations
trans-top|canine
Amuzgo: kítzë' jndë
Apache:
* Chiricahua: ma�ye, mba�ye, mai, mbai, mai�
* Western: ma�, ba�
Chinantec:
* Lealao: dsɨ³nuu³
Chinese: �� (t�láng)
Ch'orti': b'ojb', b'oj
Chumash (Inezeño): xuxaʼw
Czech: kojot#Czech|kojot m
Danish: prærieulv g|Danish
Dutch: coyote#Dutch|coyote m
Estonian: stepihunt
Finnish: kojootti
French: coyote#French|coyote m
German: Kojote m
Greek: ��ακάλι �η� �� �με�ική� (tsakali tis Vorioditikis Amerikis) n, κογι�� n
Hebrew: ��� ער��ת|�ְ�ֵ� עֲרָ��ֹת (z�ev �aravot) m
Italian: coyote#Italian|coyote m
Japanese: ���� (koy�te)
Korean: ��� (koyote)
trans-mid
Mixtec:
* Alcozauca: ndivá'i
* Yosondúa: va'u
Nahuatl:
* Classical: coyotl
* Isthmus: coyo̱'
* Pipil: kuyu:t
Navajo: m��ii, ma�ii
O'odham: ban
Polish: kojot m
Portuguese: coiote m
Russian: койо� (kojót) m
Seri: oot, ziix ihimoz imaa, ziix coocö
Swedish: prärievarg c
Spanish: coyote#Spanish|coyote m
Tepehuan:
* Southeastern: bhan
Tz'utujil: utiiw
Zapotec:
* Isthmus: gueu'
* Yatzachi: becoyo'o
* Zoogocho: beco'yo
trans-bottom
trans-top|smuggler
trans-mid
Spanish: coyote#Spanish|coyote
trans-bottom

Derived terms
coyote ugly

Category:Mammals
Category:Nahuatl derivations
Category:Spanish derivations


Dutch

Noun
coyote m (plural coyotes)

  1. #English|coyote

Category:Dutch nouns
Category:nl:English derivations
Category:nl:Mammals
Category:nl:Nahuatl derivations
Category:nl:Spanish derivations


Italian

Noun
coyote m (plural: coyoti)

  1. coyote

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Category:Italian nouns
Category:it:English derivations
Category:it:Mammals
Category:it:Nahuatl derivations
Category:it:Spanish derivations


Spanish

Etymology
From Nahuatl coyotl.

Noun
coyote m (plural: coyotes)

  1. coyote
  2. Mexico|lang=es A smuggler of illegal immigrants across the land border from Mexico into the United States of America.
  3. Mexico|lang=es fixer, middleman

See also
pollo m

Category:Spanish nouns
Category:es:Mammals
Category:es:Nahuatl derivations

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Revision and Credits for"coyote"
  • 2007-11-13 03:37 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Amuzgo]], trans link [[Ch'orti']], trans link [[Nahuatl]], trans link [[O'odham]], trans link [[Seri]]

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