tecol
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl tletl (“fire”) + ocuilin (“worm”), for its reddish color.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈkol/ [t̪eˈkol]
- Rhymes: -ol
- Syllabification: te‧col
Noun
tecol m (plural tecoles)
- (Mexico) the edible larva of the moth Hypopta agavis, used in traditional Mexican cuisine
- Synonym: (Mexico) chinicuil
References
- Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 120
Further reading
- “tecol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014