Etymology

chicalote

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Today it means: Flatbud prickly poppy (Argemone munita), a prickly poppy native to California. Full definition →

Spanish chicalote ← Nahuatl chicalotl
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The story

  1. Nahuatl · derived fromchicalotl
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromchicalote
  3. English todaychicalote

From Spanish chicalote, from Nahuatl chicalotl.

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