alguashte

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === aiguaste, aiguashte, ainguaste, alguaixte, alguaste, guaste, yuguaste, alhuashte, aihuashte, alhuaste === Etymology === From Nahuatl ayotli (“pumpkin”) +‎ huactli (“seed”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈɡwaʃte/ [alˈɣ̞waʃ.t̪e] Rhymes: -aʃte Syllabification: al‧guash‧te === Noun === alguashte m (plural alguashtes) (Honduras, El Salvador) toasted and ground pepitas (Honduras, El Salvador) A sauce made from toasted and ground pepitas, peppers, achiote, corn flour, and lard === Further reading === “aiguaste”, 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 “aiguaste”, 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