huajillo

noun

hua·​ji·​llo

wäˈhē(ˌ)(y)ō

variants or less commonly huajilla

-ē(y)ə

plural -s

: either of two honey plants from Texas and adjacent Mexico:

a

: a spiny shrub (Pithecolobium brevifolium)

b

: a sweet-scented shrub (Acacia berlandieri)

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish guajillo, huajillo, guajilla, huajilla, diminutive of guaje gourd, from Nahuatl huaxin

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