almiquí

See also: almiqui

Spanish

Etymology

Of obscure origin, possibly from two different Ciboney or Taíno words as it is native to Cuba. almizcle (“musk”) and almizclero (“muskrat”) are similar, but probably unrelated.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almiˈki/ [al.miˈki]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: al‧mi‧quí

Noun

almiquí m (plural almiquís or almiquíes)

1. (Cuba) Cuban solenodon (Atopogale cubana) (small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva native to Cuba)

   Synonyms: aire, solenodonte

Descendants

• → English: almiqui

Further reading

• “almiquí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “almiquí”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.