Etymology

huitlacoche

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Today it means: Corn smut prepared as a delicacy. Full definition →

Spanish huitlacoche ← Classical Nahuatl cuitlacochin
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  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromcuitlacochin
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromhuitlacoche
  3. English todayhuitlacoche

From Spanish huitlacoche, an alteration of cuitlacoche, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlacochin.

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