Etymology

butterfly agave

Today it means: A kind of agave (Agave potatorum). Full definition →

Nahuan
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  1. Nahuan · derived from
  2. English todaybutterfly agave

Calqued from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl pāpālōtl (“butterfly”) + metl (“agave”). Cf. Spanish papalometl, papalomé.

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