cacalosúchil

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl cācālōxōchitl, equivalent to cācālōtl (crow) +‎ xōchitl (flower).

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cacalosúchil m (plural cacalosúchiles)

  1. (Mexico) frangipani (Plumeria spp.)
    Synonyms: flor de corpus, flor de mayo, flor de templo, súchil, suchilete

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