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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tepēāmatl, from tepētl (“mountain”) + āmatl (“fig tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tepeaˈmate/
- Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: te‧pe‧a‧ma‧te
Noun
tepeamate m (plural tepeamates)
- (Guerrero) petiolate fig (Ficus petiolaris)
References
- Catalogo alfabético de nombres vulgares y científicos de plantas que existen en México, México: Imprenta de la Dirección de Estudios Biológicos, 1923, page 587