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esquites

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
es-quites
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

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What does esquites mean?
A Mexican snack or antojito made from white corn kernels that have been boiled and softened in water, which typically contains salt and epazote.
Where does esquites come from?
Borrowed from Spanish esquites, plural of esquite (“toasted corn”), from Nahuatl īzquitl

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