choclo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua choklo (literally “fresh maize”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoklo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.klo]
Audio (Peru) (file) - Rhymes: -oklo
- Syllabification: cho‧clo
Noun
choclo m (plural choclos)
- (Latin America) corncob
- Synonyms: (Mexico) elote, mazorca de maíz
- (Latin America) corn (cereal plant)
- Synonym: maíz
Derived terms
- arepa de choclo
- pastel de choclo
- pochoclo
Further reading
- “choclo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014