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esquites

esquites noun: a Mexican snack or antojito made from white corn kernels that have been boiled and softened in water, which typically contains salt and epazote.

Noun

esquites (countable and uncountable, plural esquites)

  1. A Mexican snack or antojito made from white corn kernels that have been boiled and softened in water, which typically contains salt and epazote.

Forms of esquites

pluralesquites

Origin of esquites

Borrowed from Spanish esquites, plural of esquite (“toasted corn”), from Nahuatl īzquitl

Questions about esquites

What does esquites mean?
Esquites means a Mexican snack or antojito made from white corn kernels that have been boiled and softened in water, which typically contains salt and epazote.
What part of speech is esquites?
Esquites is a noun.
What is the plural of esquites?
The plural of esquites is esquites.

Words near esquites in the dictionary

  1. esquiress
  2. esquiresses
  3. esquiring
  4. esquisse
  5. esquisses
  6. esquites
  7. esquivalience
  8. Esquivel
  9. Esquivels
  10. Esquivias
  11. Esquiviases

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