chinicuil

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chilocuil, chinocuil

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Etymology

Alteration of chilocuil, from Classical Nahuatl chihchīlocuilin, from chihchīltic (“red, chili red”) + ocuilin (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʃi.niˈkwil/
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

chinicuil m (plural chinicuiles)

1. (Mexico) The edible larva of the moth Hypopta agavis, used in traditional Mexican cuisine.

Synonyms

• tecol m (Mexico)

References

• 2009, Carlos Montemayor et al., Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 54: