Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coati

/koʊˈɑti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: coati
IPA: /koʊˈɑti/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.

Example Sentences

"Prospectors and cowpunchers who see the animals most often, sometimes call them Mexican monkeys. Others believe the coati to be a peculiar kind of arboreal anteater. More generally in this region, coatis are called “chulo bears” or simply “chulos,” and will be so referred to hereafter."
"The coatis are four small, carnivorous mammals related to the raccoon, red panda and ringtail, or cacomistle. They range in size from 15 inches (38 cm) in the mountain coati, Nasuella olivacca, to 16-26 inches (41-67 cm) long in the three species Nasua nasua, N. nelsoni and N. narica."
"Above: Maya effigy vessel depicting a red coati or opposum with some anthropomorphic traits."

Etymology

From Spanish coatí, from Portuguese quati, coati, from Old Tupi kua'ti, from cua (“belt”) + tim (“nose”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: coatí, quati, kua'ti

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /koʊˈɑti/
British English: /kəʊˈɑːti/

Inflected Forms

coatis (plural) coaiti (alternative, archaic)

Phrases

brown coati Cozumel coati Cozumel Island coati dwarf coati island coati mountain coati ring-tailed coati South American coati

Frequently Paired Words

coatimundi

Synonyms

Brazilian aardvark tejon coati-mondi coati-mundi coon cat nasua narica

Rhymes With

karate gelati dolcelatte tolyatti

Questions

How do you pronounce coati?: The recorded pronunciation is /koʊˈɑti/.
What does coati mean?: Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.
Where does coati come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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