noun, masculine/ˈkwaɲo/plural: cuaños
cuaño is masculine in Spanish.
squirrel
“Como tonas se mencionan tigre, león, sapo, rana, iguana, cuaño (ardilla), tejón, escorpión, culebra, marta, perro, gato, vaca, burro, caballo, puerco, mula, etc.” — As tonas [animal companions] are mentioned the jaguar, cougar, toad, frog, iguana, cuaño (squirrel), coati, beaded lizard, snake, kinkajou, dog, cat, cow, donkey, horse, pig, mule, etc.
Synonyms: ardilla
Borrowed from Mixtec language, from Proto-Mixtec *kʷeyųʔ.