almiquí

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Spanish almiquí, possibly from Ciboney or Taíno. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əl.miˈki] IPA(key): (Valencia) [al.miˈki] === Noun === almiquí m (plural almiquins) solenodon Synonym: solenodont ==== Derived terms ==== almiquí cubà almiquí d'Haití == Spanish == === Etymology === Of obscure origin, possibly from two different Ciboney or Taíno words as it is native to Cuba. almizcle (“musk”) and almizclero (“muskrat”) are similar, but probably unrelated. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /almiˈki/ [al.miˈki] Rhymes: -i Syllabification: al‧mi‧quí === Noun === almiquí m (plural almiquíes or almiquís) (Cuba) Cuban solenodon (Atopogale cubana) (small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva native to Cuba) Synonyms: aire, solenodonte ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: almiquí → English: almiqui → Finnish: almikki === Further reading === “almiquí”, 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 “almiquí”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.