Etymology

camalote

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Today it means: A floating island composed of Pontederia plants. Full definition →

Spanish camalote ← Classical Nahuatl camalotl
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  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromcamalotl
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcamalote
  3. English todaycamalote

From Spanish camalote, from Classical Nahuatl camalotl.

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