zapalote

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === sapalote === Etymology === Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Morelos Nahuatl tzapalotl (“banana”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θapaˈlote/ [θa.paˈlo.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /sapaˈlote/ [sa.paˈlo.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ote Syllabification: za‧pa‧lo‧te === Noun === zapalote m (plural zapalotes) (Mexico) a kind of banana (clarification of this definition is needed) (Mexico) maguey (Guatemala) a kind of maize (clarification of this definition is needed) === Further reading === “zapalote”, 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