tlacoyo
English
Etymology
From Spanish tlacoyo, from Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.
Noun
tlacoyo (plural tlacoyos)
- A Mexican dish consisting of a fried and stuffed masa cake.
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /tlaˈkoʝo/ [t̪laˈko.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /tlaˈkoʃo/ [t̪laˈko.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /tlaˈkoʒo/ [t̪laˈko.ʒo]
- Rhymes: -oʝo
- Syllabification: tla‧co‧yo
Noun
tlacoyo m (plural tlacoyos)
- (Mexico) tlacoyo
Further reading
- “tlacoyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014