Wiktionary

cascalote

English edit

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Etymology edit

From Mexican Spanish cascalote, nacascolote (“divi-divi”), from Nahuatl nacazcolotl (literally “twisted ear”), from nacaztli (“ear”) + colotl (“twisted”).[1]

Noun edit

cascalote (plural cascalotes)

  1. Any of several Central American trees of the genera Libidibia or Croton.

References edit

  1. ^ “cascalote”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Spanish edit

Noun edit

cascalote m (plural cascalotes)

  1. divi-divi tree (Caesalpinia coriaria)
  2. sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)

Further reading edit

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