tepeamate

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tepēāmatl, from tepētl (mountain) +‎ āmatl (fig tree).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tepeaˈmate/ [t̪e.pe.aˈma.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: te‧pe‧a‧ma‧te

Noun

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tepeamate m (plural tepeamates)

  1. (Guerrero) petiolate fig (Ficus petiolaris)

References

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  • Catalogo alfabético de nombres vulgares y científicos de plantas que existen en México, México: Imprenta de la Dirección de Estudios Biológicos, 1923, page 587