olote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ōlōtl (“corncob”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈlote/ [oˈlo.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: o‧lo‧te

Noun

olote m (plural olotes)

1. (Central America, Mexico) corncob

   Synonyms: (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile) coronta, (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) marlo, (Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, Venezuela) tusa, (Spain) zuro

Derived terms

• olotera

 

Related terms

• tejolote

 

See also

• elote
• jilote

Further reading

• “olote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28