Meanings
plural elotes
- countableuncountableA street food dish originating in Central America, but now also popular in the United States, consisting of corn on the cob which is grilled or boiled and served on a stick, typically with toppings such as cheese, chili powder, mayonnaise, and lime juice.
I love elotes, esquites and arepas. I really love it in ice cream and pudding; if you haven't had these delicacies, do it now.
2023 August 22, Emily Weinstein, “Grilled to a Char, Creamed With Coconut, Livened With Lime and Piled on Pasta”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2023Synonyms: street corn
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA street food dish originating in Central America, but now also popular in the United States, consisting of corn on the cob which is grilled or boiled and served on a stick, typically with toppings such as cheese, chili powder, mayonnaise, and lime juice.
Origin
- Spanishelote“fresh ear of corn”
- Englishelote
Borrowed from Spanish elote (“fresh ear of corn”).
More words from Spanish
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elote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elote
“elote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elote. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elote.
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