mezquite
English edit
Noun edit
mezquite (plural mezquites)
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mizquitl.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /meθˈkite/ [meθˈki.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /mesˈkite/ [mesˈki.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ite
- Syllabification: mez‧qui‧te
Noun edit
mezquite m (plural mezquites)
- mesquite (tree)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: mesquite
Further reading edit
- “mezquite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014