huitlacoche
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish huitlacoche, an alteration of cuitlacoche, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlacochin.
Pronunciation
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Noun
huitlacoche (uncountable)
- Corn smut prepared as a delicacy
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See also
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
An alteration of cuitlacoche, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Nahuatl cuitlacochin (“ear of maize infected with corn smut”), of uncertain composition.
Pronunciation
Noun
huitlacoche m (plural huitlacoches)
- (Mexico) corn smut (fungus that affects maize, eaten as a delicacy)
- 2013, Miguel Ángel Chávez Díaz de León, Polícia de Ciudad Juárez, Oceano, page 9
- ¡Estaba a punto de comer huilacoche!
- I was about to eat huilacoche!
- ¡Estaba a punto de comer huilacoche!
- 2013, Miguel Ángel Chávez Díaz de León, Polícia de Ciudad Juárez, Oceano, page 9
Descendants
- → English: huitlacoche
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