Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

achoque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: achoque
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Lake Patzcuaro salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii).

Example Sentences

"[See title]"
"The Achoque^([sic]) is a familiar animal to local residents and fishermen who exploit it for food and folk medicine."
"Rub Achoques^([sic]) (larval form of Ambystoma dumerilii) [likely misinterpreted as Ambystoma dumerilii remain larviform as adults] with salt and garlic."
"The Chester Zoo scientists wanted to use captive achoques to test a new tagging method — small, rice grain-sized microchips — before deploying them on wild individuals."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish achoque, from Purepecha achójki.

Word Breakdown

Root: achójki

Inflected Forms

achoques (plural)

Questions

What does achoque mean?: The Lake Patzcuaro salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii).
Where does achoque come from?: Borrowed from Spanish achoque, from Purepecha achójki.

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