aguachile

English

Etymology

Spanish aguachile

Noun

aguachile (uncountable)

1. A Mexican dish of shrimp submerged in liquid seasoned with chili peppers, lime juice, etc.

Spanish

Etymology

From agua (“water”) +‎ chile (“chili”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaɡwaˈt͡ʃile/ [ˌa.ɣ̞waˈt͡ʃi.le]
• Rhymes: -ile
• Syllabification: a‧gua‧chi‧le

Noun

aguachile m (plural aguachiles)

1. a watery chili-based broth from Mexico

Further reading

• “aguachile”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014