chinicuil
Spanish
Alternative forms
- chilocuil, chinocuil
Etymology
Alteration of chilocuil, from Classical Nahuatl chihchīlocuilin, from chihchīltic (“red, chili red”) + ocuilin (“worm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiniˈkwil/ [t͡ʃi.niˈkwil]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: chi‧ni‧cuil
Noun
chinicuil m (plural chinicuiles)
- (Mexico) the edible larva of the moth Hypopta agavis, used in traditional Mexican cuisine
- Synonym: (Mexico) tecol
References
- Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 54