coyametl

Noun

 * 1) peccary.

Etymology
Prior to the introduction of suids to the Americas during European colonization, coyametl referred to the gregarious peccary. Its relative likeness to European pigs resulted in an extension of meaning. See also and.

Noun

 * 1) pig
 * 2) * Idem, f. 24r. col. 1.
 * Coyameme. puercos. […] / Coyametl.puerco.
 * Coyameme. pigs. […] / Coyametl. a pig.
 * Coyameme. puercos. […] / Coyametl.puerco.
 * Coyameme. pigs. […] / Coyametl. a pig.