quelite

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl quilitl (“edible herb or vegetable”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /keˈlite/ [keˈli.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ite
Syllabification: que‧li‧te

Noun

quelite m (plural quelites)

(usually in the plural, Mexico) any of a number of plants eaten fresh as leaf vegetables or herbs

Further reading

“quelite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
quelite on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

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