canutillo

noun

can·​u·​ti·​llo

ˌkan(y)əˈtē(ˌ)ō

plural -s

: mormon tea

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish canutillo, cañutillo little tube, diminutive of canuto, cañuto tube, pipe, section of cane, from Arabic dialect (Spain) qannūt, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cannutus of cane, from Latin canna cane

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