tecol

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tletl (“fire”) + ocuilin (“worm”), for its reddish color.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teˈkol/ [t̪eˈkol]
Rhymes: -ol
Syllabification: te‧col

Noun

tecol m (plural tecoles)

(Mexico) the edible larva of the moth Hypopta agavis, used in traditional Mexican cuisine
Synonym: (Mexico) chinicuil

References

Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 120

Further reading

“tecol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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