anacahuite

Spanish

Alternative forms

• anacahuita

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āmacuahuitl, from āmatl (“paper”) + cuahuitl (“tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anakaˈwite/ [a.na.kaˈwi.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: a‧na‧ca‧hui‧te

Noun

anacahuite m (plural anacahuites)

1. A Mexician olive, a small flowering shrub or tree of species Cordia boissieri', in the borage family
2. A Peruvian pepper tree, a tree of species Schinus molle, in the sumac family

Further reading

• “anacahuite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28