jicotera

Spanish

Etymology

From jicote (“bumblebee”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xikoˈteɾa/ [xi.koˈt̪e.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: ji‧co‧te‧ra

Noun

jicotera f (plural jicoteras)

(Mexico) bumblebee hive
Synonym: (Honduras, Nicaragua) jicote
(colloquial, Mexico) commotion; fuss, bustle

References

Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 78

Further reading

“jicotera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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