How to pronounce coati
American English pronunciation
koh-AH-tee
- IPA
- /koʊˈɑti/
- Syllables
- koh · AH · tee (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What coati means
A raccoon-like animal with a long snout and a striped tail
In a sentence: A coati held its striped tail straight up as it sniffed around the campsite.
Where it comes from: It came through Spanish and Portuguese from Tupi, a language of Brazil, joining words for belt and nose.
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