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popotillo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
popotil-lo
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish popotillo from popote (“straw”) + -illo (“little”).

Usage

Synonyms

Brigham tea cowboy tea desert tea ephedra jointfir Mexican tea Mormon tea squaw tea teamster tea

Questions

What does popotillo mean?
A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.
Where does popotillo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish popotillo from popote (“straw”) + -illo (“little”).

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