chinacate

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl tzinacan or Tetelcingo Nahuatl tzinacatl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃinaˈkate/ [t͡ʃi.naˈka.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: chi‧na‧ca‧te === Noun === chinacate m (plural chinacates) (colloquial, Mexico) bat Synonym: murciélago === Further reading === “chinacate”, 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 “chinacate”, 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