teocinte

== Spanish == === Etymology === apparently from Classical Nahuatl teōtl (“god”) + cintli (“dried maize”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teoˈθinte/ [t̪e.oˈθĩn̪.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /teoˈsinte/ [t̪e.oˈsĩn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -inte Syllabification: te‧o‧cin‧te === Noun === teocinte m (uncountable) (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico) teosinte ==== Descendants ==== French: téosinte English: teosinte === Further reading === “teocinte”, 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