Etymology

popotillo

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Today it means: A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea. Full definition →

Spanish popotillo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frompopotillo
  2. English todaypopotillo

Borrowed from Spanish popotillo from popote (“straw”) + -illo (“little”).

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