jilote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xīlōtl (“green ear of maize”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xiˈlote/ [xiˈlo.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: ji‧lo‧te

Noun

jilote m (plural jilotes)

(Central America, Mexico) Immature, green ear of maize
(by extension, Mexico) corn silk

See also

elote
olote

Further reading

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

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