n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' wä-t ē , k ō - ' ä-, kwä- ' t ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Portuguese quati, coati, from Tupi kwáti
Date: 1676
: either of two tropical American mammals ( Nasua nasua and N. narica ) related to the raccoon but with a longer body and tail and a long flexible snout
coati