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xoloitzcuintle

/ʃoʊloʊiːtsˈkwiːntleɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xo-lo-itz-cuint-le
IPA
/ʃoʊloʊiːtsˈkwiːntleɪ/
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mexican hairless dog.

Etymology

From Spanish, from Nahuatl xōlōitzcuintli, from Xolotl (“Aztec god”) + itzcuīntli (“dog”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʃoʊloʊiːtsˈkwiːntleɪ/

Inflected Forms

Xoloitzcuintles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce xoloitzcuintle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃoʊloʊiːtsˈkwiːntleɪ/.
What does xoloitzcuintle mean?
Mexican hairless dog.
Where does xoloitzcuintle come from?
From Spanish, from Nahuatl xōlōitzcuintli, from Xolotl (“Aztec god”) + itzcuīntli (“dog”).

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