huauzontle

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish huauzontle. === Noun === huauzontle (uncountable) A flowering plant of the goosefoot family, Chenopodium berlandieri, consumed primarily for its edible inflorescence. Synonyms: Aztec broccoli, pitseed goosefoot == Spanish == === Alternative forms === huazontle === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl huāuhtli (“amaranth”) + tzontli (“hair, head”), because of the shape of the plant's inflorescence. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /w̝auˈθontle/ [w̝au̯ˈθõn̪.t̪le] (Spain) IPA(key): /w̝auˈsontle/ [w̝au̯ˈsõn̪.t̪le] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ontle Syllabification: huau‧zon‧tle === Noun === huauzontle m (plural huauzontles) (Mexico) huauzontle ==== See also ==== huauzontle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Further reading === “huauzontle”, 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