Epazote Definition

ĕpə-zōtĕ
noun

American wormseed (see wormseed; esp., the aromatic leaves of this plant used as an herb in Mexican cooking.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Epazote

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Singular:
epazote
Plural:
epazotes

Origin of Epazote

  • American Spanish from Nahuatl epazotl epatl skunk tzotl filth (from its smell)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish epazote, from Classical Nahuatl epazōtl.

    From Wiktionary

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