amole
English edit
Etymology edit
From Mexican Spanish amole, from Classical Nahuatl ahmōlli.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amole (plural amoles)
- Any of various parts of the Agave (or similar) plants, when used as soap
- Other Mexican and North American plants used as soap
- Chlorogalum pomeridianum, soap plant, a California native plant used for soap
- Sapindus saponaria, wingleaf soapberry
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Verb edit
amole
- inflection of amolar:
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
amole
- inflection of amolar:
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ahmōlli (“soap; cooked root used as soap”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amole m (plural amoles)
Descendants edit
- → English: amole
Further reading edit
- “amole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014