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Meaning of de donde proviene la palabra guajolote

de donde proviene la palabra guajolote: Another unfortunate query, which no one will type in the search for a dictionary, and if they do they will not find this entry because it is full of double spaces, the only way to get there is with an external search engine. See guajolote.; The guajolote is a word of Nahuatl origin meaning "great monster" or "jungle clown" for its funny appearance It is a bird of order of the galliforms, originating in America, Belongs to the family of the Phasianidae and its scientific name is Meleagris. It was the Maya who first started domesticing birds 2,000 years ago; Turkey of the nahuatl huey voice = big and xolotl = monster, but also Turkey in Mexico and Central America, but in Guatemala is also called Turkey to a shrub that produces a few long and cylindrical, but corrugated, green fruits which are used as a remedy for cough and also cooked with honey getting a tasty dessert.; It is a word of nahuatl origin. "Hua " that is relative to the jungle and " xolotl " that it is something like jester or clown. Then altogether serious as the clown of the jungle by the funny aspect of the animal.; Turkey, from the nahuatl huexolotl; huey, large and xolotl, all animal spindle-shaped object. Called also in Mexico, chompipe, cocono, plots, among others. Source: Dictionary of Mexico Juan Palomar of Miguel, Turkey.