Here in Tijuana the most common word for turkey, the live bird, seems to be guacalote (huacalote?). I have three Spanish-English dictionaries and this website for reference and find the word in none. Any comments?
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No es guacalote, sino guajolote. ¿Cuál es la pregunta? Es el nombre que le damos en México. El más común es pavo.
I believe that it's a Nahuatl word, but have also heard it in Zapotec communities.
Guajolote is a live turkey throughout Mexico. Pavo is the meat from a dead turkey.
Thanks Borgonyon. That's it. I thought I had searched enough at close words but alas, guajalote is in the dictionary. I even asked an old Mexican friend last night and he spelled it incorrectly. Muchisimo gracias. Me sieto much mejor!