mazacote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian marzacotto (second element influenced by cotto (“cooked”)), from Arabic مَسْحَقُونِيَّا (masḥaqūniyyā), from Classical Syriac ܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐ (məšaḥ qūnyā, “ointment of sosa”), from ܡܫܚ (məšaḥ, “salve, unguent”) (from ܡܫܚ (məšaḥ, “to anoint”); see Hebrew מָשַׁח (māšaḥ, “to anoint”)) + Ancient Greek κονία (konía, “dust, ashes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /maθaˈkote/ [ma.θaˈko.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /masaˈkote/ [ma.saˈko.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: ma‧za‧co‧te

Noun

mazacote m (plural mazacotes)

1. concrete
2. (botany) barilla (Soda inermis, syn. Salsola soda)
3. a crude work of art
4. (colloquial) dry, hard food
5. (colloquial) annoying person

Derived terms

• amazacotado

 

Further reading

• “mazacote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28