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oloteras

oloteras is the plural of olotera.

Meaning of olotera

Noun

olotera (plural oloteras)

  1. A traditional Mexican tool consisting of bound, shortened corncobs, against which ears of corn are scraped against to remove their kernels.
    • Timo sat on a log with the olotera between his legs.1960, William Madsen, The Virgin’s Children: Life in an Aztec Village Today, Austin: University of Texas Press

Questions about oloteras

What is oloteras the plural of?
Oloteras is the plural of olotera.

Words near oloteras in the dictionary

  1. oloroso
  2. olorosos
  3. Olorun
  4. Olotayan
  5. olotera
  6. oloteras
  7. Olowalu
  8. oloye
  9. oloyes
  10. OLP
  11. olpadronate

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