mayate

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) figeater beetle, June bug (Cotinis mutabilis)
2. (Mexico, masculine, slang) active (top) homosexual or bisexual
3. (US, derogatory, ethnic, masculine, slang, slur) black person

Verb

second-person singular voseo imperative of mayar combined with te

mayar

1. to miaow
2. (Costa-Rica, reflexive) to wilt

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Concepts

nigger

beetle

🪲

scarab

neger

nizzle

Synonyms

negro

gorila

🦍

joto

mono

negrito

negrillo

negrote

mayuyo

negro de mierda

escarabajo

🪲

negraso

Translations

neger

negro

zenci

nikker

Neger

nègre

Nigger

زنجي

زنج

Negerin

عَبْدٌ

Mohr

أسْوَد

Hyphenated as

ma‧ya‧te

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maˈʝate/

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl: mayātl

In summary

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mayātl.