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Spanish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *okotl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *wokon-ta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈkote/
- 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
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