ahuate
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl ahhuatl (“thorn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈwate/, [aˈwat̪e]
Noun
ahuate m (plural ahuates)
- (Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) A slender, hairlike thorn (villus) such as that of the cornstalk or sugar cane.
Derived terms
- ahuatarse
References
- “ahuate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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