名詞 · 1
词源
借自西班牙語 coyote，來自納瓦語族語言，來自原始納瓦語 *koyootl。對照欽諾克混合語 ki-o-tī。
读音
- /kəˈjoʊ.ɾi/
- /kaɪˈ(j)oʊ.ɾi/
- /kɔɪˈ(j)əʊt(ɪ)/
释义
郊狼
Near Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf.
在里約弗里奧附近，我們打中了幾隻漂亮的鳥兒，還看到了一條郊狼，或者叫野狗，牠的體型和狼很接近。
1824，William Bullock，Six Months' Residence and Travels in Mexico [在墨西哥的六個月居住和旅行]，119頁：從拉丁美洲跨越陸地邊界進入美國的非法移民
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.
豪尔赫的父亲将他手上的最后四头山羊典当换来了2000美元，以支付他们的交通费用，这是他们一家必须以100%的利息偿还的另一笔贷款。晚上10点，偷渡者打来电话——他们当晚就会出发。
2020年 7月23日，Abrahm Lustgarten，「The Great Climate Migration [大气候迁徙]」，收錄於New York Times：
词形与写法（5）
| 词形 | 标注 | 转写 |
|---|---|---|
| cayeute | alternative | |
| cayota | alternative | |
| cayote | alternative | |
| coyoto | alternative · 全部棄用 | |
| coyotes | plural |