alguashte

• aiguaste, aiguashte, ainguaste, alguaixte, alguaste, guaste, yuguaste, alhuashte, aihuashte, alhuaste

From Nahuatl ayotli (“pumpkin”) +‎ huactli (“seed”).

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡwaʃte/ [alˈɣ̞waʃ.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -aʃte
• Syllabification: al‧guash‧te

alguashte m (plural alguashtes)

1. (Honduras, El Salvador) toasted and ground pepitas
2. (Honduras, El Salvador) A sauce made from toasted and ground pepitas, peppers, achiote, corn flour, and lard

• “aiguaste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “aiguaste”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010