zompancle

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tzontli + pantli.

Noun

zompancle m (plural zompancles)

1. (Mexico) flame coral tree, Erythrina coralloides

   Synonyms: patol, pemuche, purecua, iquimite

Further reading

• “zompancle”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010