ahuate

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ahhuatl (“thorn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈwate/ [aˈwa.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: a‧hua‧te

Noun

ahuate m (plural ahuates)

  1. (Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) a slender, hairlike thorn (villus) such as that of the cornstalk or sugar cane

Derived terms

  • ahuatarse

Further reading

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