coyote en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US)
- /kaɪˈoʊ.ti/ (US)
- /kɔɪˈəʊt/ (UK)
- /kaɪˈəʊ.ti/ (UK)
- /kəˈjoʊ.ti/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /kɔɪˈəʊtɪ/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. Compare Chinook ki-o-tī.
Meanings
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Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
The MWRC animal care specialists attempted to unimprint the coyotes first by limiting their human contact and putting them with other wild coyotes. The hand-raised coyotes, however, were ostracized by the wild coyotes […]
1996, AnimaLife, volume 6, page 14:Near Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf.
1824, William Bullock, Six Months' Residence and Travels in Mexico, page 119:
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(US, informal) A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America.
Jorge’s father had pawned his last four goats for $2,000 to help pay for their transit, another loan the family would have to repay at 100 percent interest. The coyote called at 10 p.m. — they would go that night.
2020 July 23, Abrahm Lustgarten, “The Great Climate Migration”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cayeute | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| cayote | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| coyotes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cayota | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| coyoto | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
woyote · coyote melon · coyote gourd · quiet coyote gesture · dogote · coyotelike · coyote ugly · anticoyote · coydog · coyote time · Wile E. Coyote · Coyote State · coyoteite · hyote · quiet coyote · coyote willow · coyote brush · coyote bush · coyote tobacco · coywolf
Descendants
Hyponyms
Peninsula Coyote · Durango coyote · Texas Plains coyote · Colima coyote · Southeastern coyote · Honduras coyote · mountain coyote · Tiburón Island coyote · San Pedro Martir coyote · Mexican coyote · Salvador coyote · Plains coyote · Northeastern coyote · northern coyote · Mearns coyote · Belize coyote · Lower Rio Grande coyote · California Valley coyote · Northwest Coast coyote
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (143)
apw ma’ (canine) · tl koyote (canine) · it coyote (canine) · pl wilk preriowy (canine) · cmn 郊狼 (canine) · nhx coyo̱' (canine) · nhe koyochichi (canine) · sk kojot (canine) · amu kítzë' jndë (canine) · de Kojote (canine) · sei oot (canine) · hy կոյոտ (canine) · tk koýot (canine) · osa šǫ́mįhkase (canine) · lkt šuŋgmánitu (canine) · he זְאֵב עֲרָבוֹת (canine) · es coyote (canine) · cle dsɨ³nuu³ (canine) · hi कायोटी (canine) · com kʉtseena (canine) · ka ველის მგელი (canine) · lmw ʔóle (canine) · pt coiote (smuggler) · ky койот (canine) · chy ó'kôhóme (canine) · mpm va'u (canine) · apm mai (canine) · fr coyote (canine) · kk шалғынды қасқыр (canine) · ood ban (canine) · nn prærieulv (canine) · sq kojotë (canine) · nch koyochichi (canine) · ga cadhóit (canine) · et koiott (canine) · ro coiot (canine) · inz xuxaʼw (canine) · zpq beco'yo (canine) · apw ba’ (canine) · stp bhan (canine) · nl prairiewolf (canine) · sei ziix coocö (canine) · zaq sagueo (canine) · bg койо́т (canine) · fa کایوت (canine) · pt coiote (canine) · ru койо́т (canine) · fla snč'l'e (canine) · haw kaioke (canine) · sh kojot (canine) · sh којот (canine) · et preeriahunt (canine) · id koyote (canine) · yua utiúu (canine) · zun suski (canine) · zai gueu' (canine) · twf cʼȕnéna (canine) · ca coiot (canine) · oma míkasi (canine) · kk шалғын қасқыры (canine) · xta ndivá'i (canine) · paw ckírihki (canine) · oc coiòt (canine) · hy դաշտագայլ (canine) · caa b'ojb' (canine) · lut sbiaw (canine) · ms koyote (canine) · sei ziix ihimoz imaa (canine) · azd koyot (canine) · apm mba’ye (canine) · tr kır kurdu (canine) · be каёт (canine) · ko 코요테 (canine) · mn талын чоно (canine) · nhn coyotl (canine) · pl przemytnik (smuggler) · pl szmugler (smuggler) · ik amaġuuraq (canine) · apm mbai (canine) · it coiote (canine) · wao húṭ' (canine) · pdt Kajote (canine) · nb prærieulv (canine) · ms کويوتي (canine) · cs kojot (canine) · nl coyote (canine) · nhw koyochichi (canine) · pl kojot (canine) · uz koyot (canine) · tk şagal (canine) · nb coyote (canine) · es coyotero (smuggler) · nn coyote (canine) · azz koyot (canine) · yue 郊狼 (canine) · sl kojót (canine) · cr ᒪᐦᐃᐦᑲᓐᑖᔥᑎᒥᒄ (canine) · my ကွိုင်းယုတ် (canine) · pl przemytniczka (smuggler) · nv mąʼii (canine) · ngu kokoyotl (canine) · azn koyót (canine) · hid móohca (canine) · az koyyot (canine) · th ไคโยตี (canine) · bn নেকড়েবিশেষ (canine) · eo kojoto (canine) · unm tànktëmetët (canine) · apm ma’ye (canine) · tg койот (canine) · de Steppenwolf (canine) · chl 'isill (canine) · ar قَيُّوط (canine) · par isa (canine) · pl szmuglerka (smuggler) · fi kojootti (canine) · vi sói đồng cỏ (canine) · ja コヨーテ (canine) · da coyote (canine) · es coyote (smuggler) · sv prärievarg (canine) · ppl kuyut (canine) · apm mai’ (canine) · mk којот (canine) · lui ano (canine) · nci coyotl (canine) · is sléttuúlfur (canine) · hu prérifarkas (canine) · af prêriewolf (canine) · uk койо́т (canine) · xgf 'iitar (canine) · zav becoyo'o (canine) · ka კოიოტი (canine) · da prærieulv (canine) · el κογιότ (canine) · lmw ʔólle (canine) · caa b'oj (canine) · hop iisaw (canine) · tzj utiiw (canine) · lv koijots (canine) · chr ᏩᏯᎭ (canine) · de Präriewolf (canine) · lt kojotas (canine)