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cascalote

cascalote noun: any of several Central American trees of the genera Libidibia or Croton.

Noun

cascalote (plural cascalotes)

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

Forms of cascalote

pluralcascalotes

Origin of cascalote

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

Questions about cascalote

What does cascalote mean?
Cascalote means any of several Central American trees of the genera Libidibia or Croton.
What part of speech is cascalote?
Cascalote is a noun.
What is the plural of cascalote?
The plural of cascalote is cascalotes.

Words near cascalote in the dictionary

  1. cascados
  2. cascadura
  3. cascaduras
  4. Cascais
  5. cascalho
  6. cascalote
  7. cascalotes
  8. cascandite
  9. Cascar
  10. cascara
  11. cascara amarga

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