mesquite

== English == === Alternative forms === mesquit (dated) mezquit, mezquite (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish mezquite, mizquite, from Nahuatl mizquitl (“the mesquite tree”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛsˈkiːt/, /ˈmɛskiːt/ Hyphenation: mes‧quite === Noun === mesquite (plural mesquites) Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed and bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour. Hypernym: acacia The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood. Country or land dominated by mesquite trees. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === mesquite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Prosopis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Prosopis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish mezquite from Nahuatl mizquitl (“mesquite tree”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mes‧qui‧te === Noun === mesquite f (plural mesquites) mesquite (any of the North-American deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mesˈkite/ [mesˈki.t̪e] Rhymes: -ite Syllabification: mes‧qui‧te Homophone: (Latin America) mezquite === Noun === mesquite m (plural mesquites) (Mexico) alternative spelling of mezquite === Further reading === “mesquite”, 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