maquilishuat

Spanish

Etymology

From Pipil makwil (“five”) + iswat (“leaf”). Compare with Classical Nahuatl macuilli (“five”) + izhuatl (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makilisˈwat/ [ma.ki.lisˈwat̪]
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

maquilishuat m (plural maquilishuats)

1. (El Salvador) pink poui; Tabebuia rosea

Further reading

• “maquilishuat”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014