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Where does “popote” come from?

popote (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl popōtl — plant used to make brooms; broom, straw.

popote (Spanish): drinking straw

Definitions

  1. drinking straw

Ancestry of “popote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlpopōtlplant used to make brooms; broom, straw

Words derived from “popote”

  • popotillo
  • popotillo
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