pichiciago

[ pich-uh-see-ah-goh, -ey-goh ]

noun,plural pich·i·ci·a·gos.
  1. any of several small armadillos of the genera Chalmyphorus and Burmeisteria, of southern South America.

Origin of pichiciago

1
First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin American Spanish (Argentina) pichiciego, from Araucanian pichi “small” + Spanish ciego “blind” (from Latin caecus )
  • Also pich·i·ci·e·go [pich-uh-see-ey-goh]. /ˌpɪtʃ ə siˈeɪ goʊ/.

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