izote
Spanish
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izote (Yucca aloifolia, )
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl iczōtl, attested in the compound iczōxōchitl (“flower of a type of yucca”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /iˈθote/ [iˈθo.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /iˈsote/ [iˈso.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: i‧zo‧te
Noun
izote m (plural izotes)
- a species of yucca, Yucca aloifolia, native to Mexico and Central America
See also
- yuca
Further reading
- “izote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Yucca aloifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Yucca aloifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies