huauzontle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
huauzontle (uncountable)
- A flowering plant of the goosefoot family, consumed primarily for its edible inflorescence.
- Synonym: Aztec broccoli
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Nahuatl huāuhtli (“amaranth”) + tzontli (“hair, head”), because of the shape of the plant's inflorescence.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /w̝auˈθontle/ [w̝au̯ˈθõn̪.t̪le]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /w̝auˈsontle/ [w̝au̯ˈsõn̪.t̪le]
- Rhymes: -ontle
- Syllabification: huau‧zon‧tle
Noun[edit]
huauzontle m (plural huauzontles)
See also[edit]
huauzontle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading[edit]
- “huauzontle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- English terms borrowed from Spanish
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ontle
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- Mexican Spanish
- es:Amaranths and goosefoots
- es:Plants
- es:Vegetables