Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tlacoyo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tla-coyo
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mexican dish consisting of a fried and stuffed masa cake.

Example Sentences

"When it opened in 2018, Suerte was one of the few restaurants in the country making masa from heirloom varieties of corn and using it to make tortillas, tlacoyos, tlayudas, tamales and taquitos."

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish tlacoyo, from Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.

Word Breakdown

Root: tlacoyo

Inflected Forms

tlacoyos (plural)

Questions

What does tlacoyo mean?: A Mexican dish consisting of a fried and stuffed masa cake.
Where does tlacoyo come from?: From Mexican Spanish tlacoyo, from Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.

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