ayote

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Spanish

un ayote

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ayohtli.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʝote/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃote/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒote/

  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: a‧yo‧te

Noun

ayote m (plural ayotes)

  1. (Central America) winter squash, pumpkin, cushaw, squash, cushaw pumpkin, Japanese pie pumpkin (Cucurbita argyrosperma)
    Synonym: calabaza

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