chipilín
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Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl chipilin.
Pronunciation
Noun
chipilín m (plural chipilines)
- a perennial legume whose greens are eaten in Mexico and Central America, but which is restricted as an invasive weed by many countries, Crotalaria longirostrata
Further reading
- “chipilín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10