xoloitzcuintli

/ˌʃoʊ.loʊ.ɪtsˈkwɪn.tli/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Alternative letter-case form of Xoloitzcuintli.

"Whoever has petted a hairless dog will verify that these wrinkles are produced by a lack of hair, especially among the pups of the xoloitzcuintli."
"The Mexican xoloitzcuintli (or xolo) is a likely GFP K-9 breed (fig. 77)."
"Owing to its hairless condition, the xoloitzcuintli visibly perspires..."

Through Spanish from Classical Nahuatl xoloitzcuintli (literally “dog of Xolotl”).

Xoloitzcuintle (alternative) xoloitzcuintlis (plural)

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How do you pronounce xoloitzcuintli?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃoʊ.loʊ.ɪtsˈkwɪn.tli/.

What does xoloitzcuintli mean?

A breed of dog, the Mexican Hairless.

Where does xoloitzcuintli come from?

Through Spanish from Classical Nahuatl xoloitzcuintli (literally “dog of Xolotl”).

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