zoyate
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl zoyatl (“palm”).
Noun
zoyate m (plural zoyates)
- a type of palm tree (Brahea dulcis)
- the fiber of this tree, used to make rope
References
- “zoyate” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.