Un coyotito is Mexican Spanish slang for a quick nap — literally, a little coyote. The expression plays on the animal’s nocturnal habits: while coyotes are active at night, a daytime sleeper might echar un coyotito, curling up for a brief snooze rather than settling in for a full siesta. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of ““Un Coyotito” Is Mexican Spanish for a Quick, Hidden Nap”
We’ve adopted into English the word siesta, which means a little nap, but if you go to Mexico,
Sometimes you’ll hear people talking about taking a coyotito, and coyotito means a little coyote.
And they’re referring to the fact that coyotes are nocturnal animals, and so you might echar
Un coyotito. You might take a little coyote nap. That’s very sweet, actually. Yeah, I like it. Just
Curl up and, you know, I guess if you’re taking a coyotito in the office, you’re going to do that
Out of sight of your boss, you know, like a coyote would. 877-929-9673.
