acuespali

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl ācuetzpalin.

Noun

acuespali m (plural acuespalis)

1. spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
2. American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 319