acocil

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl ācōcīl, ācōcīllin (“crayfish”), the first element likely representing ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.koˈsil/
Rhymes: -il

Noun

acocil m (plural acociles)

(dialectal, Mexico) crayfish

Synonyms

cangrejo de río m
seboro m (Bolivia)

References

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

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