olote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ōlōtl (“corncob”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈlote/ [oˈlo.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: o‧lo‧te

Noun

olote m (plural olotes)

(Central America, Mexico) corncob
Synonyms: (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile) coronta, (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) marlo, (Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, Venezuela) tusa, (Spain) zuro

Derived terms

olotera

Related terms

tejolote

See also

elote
jilote

Further reading

“olote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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