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Xoloitzcuintle

Syllables: xo·lo·itz·cuint·le/ʃoʊloʊiːtsˈkwiːntleɪ/

Xoloitzcuintle noun: mexican hairless dog.

Noun

Xoloitzcuintle (plural Xoloitzcuintles)

  1. Mexican hairless dog.

Forms of Xoloitzcuintle

pluralXoloitzcuintles

Origin of Xoloitzcuintle

From Spanish, from Nahuatl xōlōitzcuintli, from Xolotl (“Aztec god”) + itzcuīntli (“dog”).

Questions about Xoloitzcuintle

What does Xoloitzcuintle mean?
Xoloitzcuintle means mexican hairless dog.
What part of speech is Xoloitzcuintle?
Xoloitzcuintle is a noun.
How do you pronounce Xoloitzcuintle?
Xoloitzcuintle is pronounced /ʃoʊloʊiːtsˈkwiːntleɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of Xoloitzcuintle?
The plural of Xoloitzcuintle is Xoloitzcuintles.

Words near Xoloitzcuintle in the dictionary

  1. XOFFs
  2. xography
  3. Xokleng
  4. Xoklengs
  5. Xolo
  6. Xoloitzcuintle
  7. Xoloitzcuintles
  8. xoloitzcuintli
  9. Xolos
  10. XOM
  11. Xomana

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