escamole

Alternative forms

• escamol

escamoles

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl āzcamōlli (“dish of ant larvae”), from āzcatl (“ant”) + mōlli (“stew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskaˈmole/

Noun

escamole m (plural escamoles)

1. (usually in the plural, Mexico) The larvae of certain ants eaten as a delicacy.

Further reading

• “escamole” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
• escamole on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• escamole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia