teocinte

Spanish

Etymology

apparently from Classical Nahuatl teōtl (“god”) + cintli (“dried maize”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teoˈθinte/ [t̪e.oˈθĩn̪.t̪e] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /teoˈsinte/ [t̪e.oˈsĩn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • Rhymes: -inte
  • Syllabification: te‧o‧cin‧te

Noun

teocinte m (uncountable)

  1. (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico) teosinte

Descendants

  • French: téosinte

Further reading

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