mezquite

English

Noun

mezquite (plural mezquites)

Dated form of mesquite.

Spanish

mezquite

Alternative forms

mesquite (Mexico, US)
mizquite (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mizquitl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /meθˈkite/ [meθˈki.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /mesˈkite/ [mesˈki.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ite
Syllabification: mez‧qui‧te

Noun

mezquite m (plural mezquites)

mesquite (tree)

Derived terms

Descendants

English: mesquite

Further reading

“mezquite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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