Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coyotillo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coy-otil-lo
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, with poisonous berries.

Etymology

From Spanish coyotillo; diminutive of coyote, which is able to eat its poisonous fruit without harm.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: coyotillo

Inflected Forms

coyotillos (plural)

Questions

What does coyotillo mean?: A low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, with poisonous berries.
Where does coyotillo come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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