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Where does “huitlacoche” come from?

huitlacoche (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuitlacoche, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlacochin — an ear of maize infected with corn smut; a...

huitlacoche (Spanish): corn smut

Definitions

  1. corn smut

Ancestry of “huitlacoche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuitlacochecorn smut
2Classical Nahuatlcuitlacochinan ear of maize infected with corn smut; a...

Words derived from “huitlacoche”

  • huitlacoche
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