chiltota
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== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Pipil chiltotl, from chiltik (“red”) + tutut (“bird”); or from Classical Nahuatl chīltōtōtl, from chīlli (“chili pepper”) + tōtōtl (“bird”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /t͡ʃilˈtota/ [t͡ʃil̪ˈt̪o.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ota
Syllabification: chil‧to‧ta
=== Noun ===
chiltota f (plural chiltotas)
(El Salvador) Spot-breasted oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
Synonyms: chichiltote, chichitote
(rare, colloquial, El Salvador) yellow
Synonym: amarillo
=== Further reading ===
“chiltota”, 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
“chiltota”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010