cacalosúchil

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • cacalojoche (Costa Rica)
  • cacalichuche (Honduras)
  • cacalosóchil, cacalotzúchil, cacaloxóchitl, cacaloxúchil, cacalozóchitl, cacalozúchil, jacalosúchil (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl cācālōxōchitl, equivalent to cācālōtl (“crow”) +‎ xōchitl (“flower”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kakaloˈsut͡ʃil/ [ka.ka.loˈsu.t͡ʃil]
  • Rhymes: -utʃil
  • Syllabification: ca‧ca‧lo‧sú‧chil

Noun

cacalosúchil m (plural cacalosúchiles)

  1. (Mexico) frangipani (Plumeria spp.)
    Synonyms: flor de corpus, flor de mayo, flor de templo, súchil, suchilete

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