huitlacoche

== English == === Alternative forms === cuitlacoche === Etymology === From Spanish huitlacoche, an alteration of cuitlacoche, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlacochin. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌwit.ləˈkoʊ.t͡ʃeɪ/ === Noun === huitlacoche (uncountable) Corn smut prepared as a delicacy. ==== See also ==== Corn smut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Spanish == === Alternative forms === cuitlacoche === Etymology === An alteration of cuitlacoche, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlacochin (“ear of maize infected with corn smut”), of uncertain composition. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /w̝itlaˈkot͡ʃe/ [w̝i.t̪laˈko.t͡ʃe] Rhymes: -otʃe Syllabification: hui‧tla‧co‧che === Noun === huitlacoche m (plural huitlacoches) (Mexico) corn smut (fungus that affects maize, eaten as a delicacy) 2013, Miguel Ángel Chávez Díaz de León, Polícia de Ciudad Juárez, Oceano, page 9 ==== Descendants ==== → English: huitlacoche === Further reading === “huitlacoche”, 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