huiscoyol

noun

huis·​co·​yol

¦wēskə¦yȯl

plural -s

: a shrubby Central American palm (Bactris subglobosa) that forms impenetrable thickets

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl huitzcoyolli, from huitztli thorn + coyolli, coyulli, a nut-bearing palm

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