elote
Spanish
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Classical Nahuatl ēlōtl (“green corn cob, fresh ear of corn”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editelote m (plural elotes)
- (Mexico, Central America) fresh ear of corn
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “elote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Spanish terms borrowed from Classical Nahuatl
- Spanish terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ote
- Rhymes:Spanish/ote/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Mexican Spanish
- Central American Spanish
- es:Maize (food)