coyote
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coyote¹
- /kəˈjoʊ.ti/ US
- /kaɪˈoʊ.ti/ US
- /kɔɪˈəʊt/ UK
- /kɔɪˈəʊtɪ/ UK
- /kaɪˈəʊ.ti/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. Compare Chinook ki-o-tī.
noun coyotes · cayeute · cayota · cayote · coyoto
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Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
Near Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf.
Similar: prairie wolf
- A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America. Jorge’s father had pawned his last four goats for $2,000 to help pay for their transit, another loan the family would have to repay at 100 percent interest. The coyote called at 10 p.m. — they would go that night.
verb coyotes · coyoteing · coyoting · coyoted · cayeute
- To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.
Coyote²
proper noun
- An island of El Salvador.
- A trickster figure found in many Native American folklores.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: brush wolf, prairie wolf, canis latrans, wolf, scat, mule, ferryman, boatman, smuggler, pathfinder, courier, trafficker, people-smuggler, runner, transporter, contrabandista
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noun canine
| Español | coyote |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 코요테 koyote |
| 日本語 | コヨーテ koyōte |
| 中文 | 郊狼 jiāoláng |
| हिन्दी | कायोटी kāyoṭī |
| Português | coiote |
| Français | coyote |
| Deutsch | Kojote, Präriewolf, Steppenwolf |
| Italiano | coyote, coiote |
| Ελληνικά | κογιότ kogiót |
| Română | coiot |
| Русский | койо́т kojót |
| Tiếng Việt | sói đồng cỏ |
| العربية | قَيُّوط qayyūṭ |
| עברית | זְאֵב עֲרָבוֹת z’ev ‘aravot |
Talk about this word "coyote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coyote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coyote. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coyote "coyote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coyote.Cite this
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title = {coyote},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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