The story
- Classical Nahuatl · derived fromcapolin
- Spanish · borrowed fromcapulín
- English todaycapulin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour. Full definition →
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