pochote

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl pōchōtl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /poˈt͡ʃote/ [poˈt͡ʃo.t̪e] Rhymes: -ote Syllabification: po‧cho‧te === Noun === pochote m (plural pochotes) (State of Mexico) shaving brush tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) (Sinaloa) Ceiba acuminata Ceiba aesculifolia silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) Cochlospermum vitifolium Synonyms: algodón silvestre, apompo, madera de pasta, palo amarillo, panuco, pongolote, pomposúchitl, pumpunsuchi, tecomasúchil Malabar chestnut (Pachira aquatica) Synonyms: apompo, pachira, zapote bobo, zapote de agua, zapote reventador, zapotón ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Catalogo alfabético de nombres vulgares y científicos de plantas que existen en México, México: Imprenta de la Dirección de Estudios Biológicos, 1923, page 511 Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988), A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 92 === Further reading === “pochote”, 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