elote
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ēlōtl (“green corn cob, fresh ear of corn”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
elote m (plural elotes)
- (Mexico, Central America) fresh ear of corn
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “elote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014