estafiate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /estaˈfjate/ [es.t̪aˈfja.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: es‧ta‧fia‧te

Noun

estafiate m (plural estafiates)

1. a plant used in Mexico as an herbal remedy

Further reading

• “estafiate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014