cascalote

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noun

Any of several Central American trees of the genera Libidibia or Croton.

OriginMexican Spanish cascalote ← Nahuatl nacazcolotl →
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Meanings

nouncascalote (plural cascalotes)

plural cascalotes

  1. Any of several Central American trees of the genera Libidibia or Croton.

Origin

  1. Nahuatlnacazcolotl
  2. Mexican Spanishcascalote
  3. Englishcascalote

From Mexican Spanish cascalote, nacascolote (“divi-divi”), from Nahuatl nacazcolotl (literally “twisted ear”), from nacaztli (“ear”) + colotl (“twisted”).

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APA

cascalote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascalote

MLA

“cascalote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascalote. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cascalote,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascalote.

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