potto
n.— «An elderly woman from the Barelas neighborhood tells of her alarm when her mother threatened to put the potto (“duck” in Spanish, “teapot” in Spanglish) on the stove burner.» —“Program preserves stories” by Carrie Seidman Albuquerque Tribune (N.M.) July 9, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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