acuyo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈkuʝo/ [aˈku.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈkuʃo/ [aˈku.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈkuʒo/ [aˈku.ʒo]
- Rhymes: -uʝo
- Syllabification: a‧cu‧yo
Noun
acuyo m (plural acuyos)
- (Mexico) Mexican pepperleaf, root beer plant, an aromatic herb used in Mexican cuisine (Piper auritum)
- Synonyms: tlanepa, hoja santa, hierba santa, momo
Further reading
- “acuyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014