esquite

Spanish

Fried esquites are often consumed as street food.

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Nahuatl izquitl (“cooked maize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkite/ [esˈki.t̪e]

Noun

esquite m (plural esquites)

1. (usually in the plural, Mexico) A saladlike dish of boiled or fried corn kernels seasoned with epazote.

References

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