chilacayote
English
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Nahuatl; see below.
Noun
editchilacayote (plural chilacayotes)
- Any of species Cucurbita ficifolia of squashes native to and domesticated in the New World, cultivated worldwide in warm climates.
See also
editReferences
edit- chilacayote on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cucurbita ficifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cucurbita ficifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Nahuatl tzilacāyohtli.
Pronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: chi‧la‧ca‧yo‧te
Noun
editchilacayote m (plural chilacayotes)
- any of species Cucurbita ficifolia of squashes
- any of several other species of wild gourd-like plants, such as Marah macrocarpus or Cucurbita foetidissima
Further reading
edit- “chilacayote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- en:Gourd family plants
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- Spanish 5-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ote
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- Spanish countable nouns
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- es:Gourd family plants
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