coyote

== English == === Alternative forms === cayeute, cayota, cayote, coyoto (all obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. Compare Chinook ki-o-tī. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /kəˈjoʊ.ti/, /kaɪˈoʊ.ti/, (especially Western US) /ˈkaɪ.oʊt/ (UK) IPA(key): /kɔɪˈəʊt/, /kɔɪˈəʊtɪ/, /kaɪˈəʊ.ti/ === Noun === coyote (plural coyotes) (zoology) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America. Synonym: prairie wolf (US, informal) A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Greek: κογιότ (kogiót) → Irish: cadhóit ==== Translations ==== === Verb === coyote (third-person singular simple present coyotes, present participle coyoteing or coyoting, simple past and past participle coyoted) To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside. === See also === canids: adive · coyote · culpeo · dhole · dieb · dog · fennec · fox · jackal · maikong · warrah · wolf · zorro [edit] === Further reading === coyote on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === oocyte, oöcyte == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English coyote, from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkoːˈjoːt(ə)/ Hyphenation: co‧yo‧te Rhymes: -oːtə === Noun === coyote m (plural coyotes, diminutive coyootje n) coyote (Canis latrans) Synonym: prairiewolf === Further reading === coyote on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.jɔt/ === Noun === coyote m (plural coyotes) coyote ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: coiot → Persian: کایوت (kâyot) === Further reading === “coyote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === côtoyé == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English coyote, from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈjɔ.te/ Rhymes: -ɔte Hyphenation: co‧yò‧te === Noun === coyote m (usually invariable, plural (rare, proscribed) coyoti) coyote === References === == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl coyōtl language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ote Syllabification: co‧yo‧te === Noun === coyote m (plural coyotes) coyote (canine) (Mexico) coyote (smuggler of illegal immigrants) Synonym: pollero (Mexico) fixer, middleman Synonym: intermediario (obsolete) a person of mixed Native American and mestizo descent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “coyote”, 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 coyote on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es