coyote

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 Derived terms 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• cayeute (obsolete)
• cayota (obsolete)
• cayote (obsolete)
• coyoto (obsolete)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaɪˈ(j)əʊtiː/
• IPA: /kaɪˈ(j)əʊt/
• IPA: /kɔɪˈ(j)əʊteɪ/
• IPA: /kɔɪˈ(j)əʊt/

[edit] Etymology

From Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl.

[edit] Noun

coyote (plural coyotes)

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.

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (canine) prairie wolf

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• coyote ugly

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

coyote m. (plural coyotes)

1. coyote

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

coyote m (plural: coyoti)

1. coyote

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Nahuatl coyotl.

[edit] Noun

coyote m (plural: coyotes)

1. coyote
2. (Mexico) A smuggler of illegal immigrants across the land border from Mexico into the United States of America.
3. (Mexico) fixer, middleman

[edit] See also

• pollo m