Etymology

coati

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Today it means: Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Full definition →

Spanish coatí ← Portuguese quati, coati ← Old Tupi kua'ti
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  1. Old Tupi · derived fromkua'ti
  2. Portuguese · derived fromquati, coati
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromcoatí
  4. English todaycoati

From Spanish coatí, from Portuguese quati, coati, from Old Tupi kua'ti, from cua (“belt”) + tim (“nose”).

Words from the same roots

Old Tupikua'ti all →

coatimundi

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