esquite

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl izquitl (“cooked maize”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈkite/ [esˈki.t̪e] Rhymes: -ite Syllabification: es‧qui‧te === Noun === esquite m (plural esquites) (usually in the plural, Mexico) a saladlike dish of boiled or fried corn kernels seasoned with epazote === References === Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009), Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México === Further reading === “esquite”, 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