# coati

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəʊˈɑːti/

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coati