ahuate

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === aguate === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ahhuatl (“thorn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈwate/ [aˈwa.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: a‧hua‧te === Noun === ahuate m (plural ahuates) (Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) a slender, hairlike thorn (villus) such as that of the cornstalk or sugar cane ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ahuate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “ahuate”, 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