escamole
Spanish
Alternative forms
- escamol
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escamoles
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl āzcamōlli (“dish of ant larvae”), from āzcatl (“ant”) + mōlli (“stew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskaˈmole/ [es.kaˈmo.le]
- Rhymes: -ole
- Syllabification: es‧ca‧mo‧le
Noun
escamole m (plural escamoles)
- (usually in the plural, Mexico) the larvae of certain ants eaten as a delicacy
Related terms
- mole
Further reading
- “escamole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
escamole on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
escamol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia