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coati

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəʊˈɑːti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /koʊˈɑti/
  • rhymes with -ɑːti

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Brazilian aardvark, tejon

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, Nasua narica

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: procyonid

History

Etymology

From Spanish coatí, from Portuguese quati, coati, from Old Tupi kua'ti, from cua (“belt”) + tim (“nose”).

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: koati — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Belarusian: кааці (kaaci) — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Belarusian: насуха (nasuxa) — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Bulgarian: коа́ти (koáti) — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Catalan: coatí — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長鼻浣熊 /长鼻浣熊 (chángbíhuànxióng) — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Czech: nosál — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Dutch: neusbeer — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Esperanto: nazuo — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Finnish: koati — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • French: coati — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • German: Nasenbär — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Hunsrik: Quatti — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Italian: coati — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Japanese: 鼻熊 (hanaguma) — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Korean: 긴코너구리 (ginkoneoguri) — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Latvian: degunlācītis — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Ayautla Mazatec: tjiutsja — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Alcozauca Mixtec: ìì — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Old Tupi: kûati — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Pipil: pētzut — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Polish: ostronos — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Portuguese: quati — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Portuguese: coati — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Quechua: achuni — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Romanian: coati — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Russian: коа́ти (koáti) — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Russian: носу́ха (nosúxa) — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Sabanê: kapiˀ — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Spanish: coatí — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Spanish: cuchucho — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Spanish: cusumbo — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Spanish: gato solo — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Spanish: pezote — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Spanish: pizote — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Spanish: tejón — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Spanish: zorro guache — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Swedish: näsbjörn — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Tariana: kapísi — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Tepecano: va·ʹisör — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Thai: โคอาที — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Wapishana: kowachi — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Yucatec Maya: chiic — any of several animals of the genus Nasua
  • Yucuna: kapiji — any of several animals of the genus Nasua