anacahuite
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āmacuahuitl, from āmatl (“paper”) + cuahuitl (“tree”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
anacahuite m (plural anacahuites)
- A Mexician olive, a small flowering shrub or tree of species Cordia boissieri', in the borage family
- A Peruvian pepper tree, a tree of species ..Schinus molle, in the sumac family
Further reading edit
- “anacahuite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014