acocil
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish acocil, from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl ācōcīlin).
=== Noun ===
acocil (plural acociles)
A kind of crayfish (Cambarellus montezumae).
=== Anagrams ===
calcio-, calico
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from a Nahuan language (cf. Classical Nahuatl ācōcīlin).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /akoˈθil/ [a.koˈθil] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /akoˈsil/ [a.koˈsil] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -il
Syllabification: a‧co‧cil
=== Noun ===
acocil m (plural acociles)
(Mexico) acocil (Cambarellus montezumae)
Synonyms: chacal, chacalín, langosta del río, langostín, cangrejo de río, (Bolivia) seboro
=== References ===
Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988), A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 255
=== Further reading ===
“acocil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025