ocote

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *okotl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *wokon-ta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈkote/ [oˈko.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: o‧co‧te

Noun

ocote m (plural ocotes)

(El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) any of several aromatic, resinous pine species native to Mexico and Central America, especially the Montezuma pine (Pinus montezumae)
pine torch

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Quechua uquti.

Noun

ocote m (plural ocotes)

(Argentina, vulgar) anus

Further reading

“ocote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
“ocote”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019

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