Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zopilote

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zopi-lote
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zopilote, from Classical Nahuatl tzopīlōtl.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: zopilote, tzopīlōtl

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does zopilote mean?
A New World vulture of the family Cathartidae, especially the black vulture (Coragyps atratus).
Where does zopilote come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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