ayote
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ayohtli.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: a‧yo‧te
Noun edit
ayote m (plural ayotes)
- (Central America) winter squash, pumpkin, cushaw, squash, cushaw pumpkin, Japanese pie pumpkin (Cucurbita argyrosperma)
- Synonym: calabaza
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “ayote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014