Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epazote

/ˌɛpəˈzoʊteɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: epa-zote
IPA: /ˌɛpəˈzoʊteɪ/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.

Etymology

From Spanish epazote, from Classical Nahuatl epazōtl.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: epazote, epazōtl

Inflected Forms

epazotes (plural)

Synonyms

wormseed Jesuit's tea Mexican tea payqu herba sancti Mariae Jerusalem oak drug wormseed

Questions

How do you pronounce epazote?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛpəˈzoʊteɪ/.
What does epazote mean?: A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.
Where does epazote come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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