teocinte

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl, apparently from teōtl (“god”) + cintli (“dried maize”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teo̯ˈsin.te/, /te.oˈsin.te/
Rhymes: -inte

Noun

teocinte m (uncountable)

(Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico) teosinte

Descendants

French: téosinte
- English: teosinte

References

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

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