camalote

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish camalote, from Classical Nahuatl camalotl. === Noun === camalote (plural camalotes) A floating island composed of Pontederia plants. == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl camalotl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kamaˈlote/ [ka.maˈlo.t̪e] Rhymes: -ote Syllabification: ca‧ma‧lo‧te === Noun === camalote m (plural camalotes) Pontederia crassipes (a tropical aquatic plant from South America, in the family Pontederiaceae, that appears to form floating islands) === Further reading === “camalote”, 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