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molinillo

molinillo noun: a traditional Mexican wood whisk that is twirled between the palms in order to stir hot beverages such as hot chocolate or cacao.

molinillo: a traditional Mexican wood whisk that is twirled between the palms in order to stir hot beverages...
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Noun

molinillo (plural molinillos)

  1. A traditional Mexican wood whisk that is twirled between the palms in order to stir hot beverages such as hot chocolate or cacao.

Forms of molinillo

pluralmolinillos

Origin of molinillo

Borrowed from Spanish molinillo.

Questions about molinillo

What does molinillo mean?
Molinillo means a traditional Mexican wood whisk that is twirled between the palms in order to stir hot beverages such as hot chocolate or cacao.
What part of speech is molinillo?
Molinillo is a noun.
What is the plural of molinillo?
The plural of molinillo is molinillos.

Words near molinillo in the dictionary

  1. molines
  2. molinet
  3. molinets
  4. Molineux
  5. moling
  6. molinillo
  7. molinillos
  8. Molinism
  9. Molinist
  10. Molinistic
  11. Molinists

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