Etymology

capulin

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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 →

Spanish capulín ← Classical Nahuatl capolin
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  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromcapolin
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcapulín
  3. English todaycapulin

From Spanish capulín, from Classical Nahuatl capolin.

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