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Where does “quelite” come from?

quelite (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl quilitl — An edible herb or vegetable.

quelite (Spanish): Any of a number of plants eaten fresh as leaf...

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of plants eaten fresh as leaf...

Ancestry of “quelite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlquilitlAn edible herb or vegetable
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