zopilote

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noun

A New World vulture of the family Cathartidae, especially the black vulture (Coragyps atratus).

OriginSpanish zopilote ← Classical Nahuatl tzopīlōtl →
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Meanings

nounzopilote (plural zopilotes)

plural zopilotes

  1. A New World vulture of the family Cathartidae, especially the black vulture (Coragyps atratus).

    I was laying absolutely still in the cab of the wrecked truck —I had the crazy idea that if I did not move, I would bleed less—and I looked out of the hole where the windshield had been and saw a zopilote perched on the hood of the truck.

    2016, Lawrence Swaim, Dangerous Pilgrims

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatltzopīlōtl
  2. Spanishzopilote
  3. Englishzopilote

Borrowed from Spanish zopilote, from Classical Nahuatl tzopīlōtl.

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APA

zopilote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zopilote

MLA

“zopilote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zopilote. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zopilote,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zopilote.

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