mitote
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl mihtotih (“he/she danced”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈtote/ [miˈt̪o.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: mi‧to‧te
Noun
mitote m (plural mitotes)
- indigenous dance of Mexico
- (Mexico) party, celebration
- (Mexico) uproar, disturbance
- (Mexico) annoying or uncomfortable action, initiative, proposal or idea
Derived terms
- mitotero
Further reading
- “mitote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014