chinicuil
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of chilocuil, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Nahuatl chihchīlocuilin, from chihchīltic (“red, chili red”) + ocuilin (“worm”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chinicuil m (plural chinicuiles)
- (Mexico) The edible larva of the moth Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., 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