pochote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl pōchōtl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈt͡ʃote/ [poˈt͡ʃo.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: po‧cho‧te

Noun

pochote m (plural pochotes)

1. (State of Mexico) shaving brush tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum)
2. (Sinaloa) Ceiba acuminata
3. Ceiba aesculifolia
4. silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)
5. Cochlospermum vitifolium

   Synonyms: algodón silvestre, apompo, madera de pasta, palo amarillo, panuco, pongolote, pomposúchitl, pumpunsuchi, tecomasúchil

6. Malabar chestnut (Pachira aquatica)

   Synonyms: apompo, pachira, zapote bobo, zapote de agua, zapote reventador, zapotón

Derived terms

• pochote de Yucatán
• pochotillo

 

References

• Catalogo alfabético de nombres vulgares y científicos de plantas que existen en México, México: Imprenta de la Dirección de Estudios Biológicos, 1923, page 511
• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 92

Further reading

• “pochote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28