chinicuil

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chilocuil, chinocuil

Etymology

Alteration of chilocuil, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Nahuatl chihchīlocuilin, from chihchīltic (“red, chili red”) + ocuilin (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiniˈkwil/ [t͡ʃi.niˈkwil]
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

chinicuil m (plural chinicuiles)

1. (Mexico) The edible larva of the moth , used in traditional Mexican cuisine.

Synonyms

• tecol m (Mexico)

References

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 54