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cascalote

The English word “cascalote” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any of several Central American trees of the genera Libidibia or Croton.

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish cascalote, nacascolote (“divi-divi”), from Nahuatl nacazcolotl (literally “twisted ear”), from nacaztli (“ear”) + colotl (“twisted”).

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