escamole

Spanish

Alternative forms

escamol

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āzcamōlli (“dish of ant larvae”), from āzcatl (“ant”) + mōlli (“stew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eskaˈmole/ [es.kaˈmo.le]
Rhymes: -ole
Syllabification: es‧ca‧mo‧le

Noun

escamole m (plural escamoles)

(usually in the plural, Mexico) the larvae of certain ants eaten as a delicacy

Related terms

mole

Further reading

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

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