pochote

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl pōchōtl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poˈt͡ʃote/
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: po‧cho‧te

Noun

pochote m (plural pochotes)

  1. (State of Mexico) shaving brush tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum)
  2. (Sinaloa) Ceiba acuminata
  3. Ceiba aesculifolia
  4. silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)
  5. Cochlospermum vitifolium
    Synonyms: algodón silvestre, apompo, madera de pasta, palo amarillo, panuco, pongolote, pomposúchitl, pumpunsuchi, tecomasúchil
  6. Malabar chestnut (Pachira aquatica)
    Synonyms: apompo, pachira, zapote bobo, zapote de agua, zapote reventador, zapotón

Derived terms

References

  • Catalogo alfabético de nombres vulgares y científicos de plantas que existen en México, México: Imprenta de la Dirección de Estudios Biológicos, 1923, page 511
  • Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 92

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