chiquihuite

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chiquigüite

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chiquihuitl (“basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikiˈwite/ [t͡ʃi.kiˈwi.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: chi‧qui‧hui‧te

Noun

chiquihuite m (plural chiquihuites)

1. (Guatemala, Mexico) a small, handleless woven wicker or reed basket

Further reading

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