cacomixtle
Spanish, noun/kakoˈmiʃtle/
cacomixtle is spelled C-A-C-O-M-I-X-T-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 60 million words in written Spanish, the 271,310th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cacomixtle is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ring-tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Bassariscus astutus) Mamífero carnívoro americano. Es pequeño poco mayor y más grueso que un gato, de pelo…”.
What does cacomixtle mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinering-tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Bassariscus astutus) Mamífero carnívoro americano. Es pequeño poco mayor y más grueso que un gato, de pelo medianamente largo y de color café, más oscuro en centro del lomo, cola larga y anillada.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cacomixtle
- cacomixtles plural
- cacomistle alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cacomixtle?
- /kakoˈmiʃtle/
- [ka.koˈmiʃ.t̪le]
- [kakoˈmiʃt̪le]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cacomixtle in Spanish?
cacomixtle appears about once in every 60 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).