mazacote

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian marzacotto, from Arabic مَسْحَقُونِيَّا‎ (masḥaqūniyyā), from Classical Syriac ܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐ‎ (m(ə)šaḥ qūnyāʾ, “ointment of sosa”).

Noun

mazacote m (plural mazacotes)

  1. concrete
  2. (botany) barilla (Salsola soda)
  3. a crude work of art
  4. (colloquial) dry, hard food
  5. (colloquial) annoying person
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