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chicalote

[ chik-uh-loh-tee, ‐loht ]
/ ˌtʃɪk əˈloʊ ti, ‐ˈloʊt /
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noun
a poppy, Argemone platyceras, growing in Mexico and the southwestern U.S., having prickly leaves and usually white flowers.
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Origin of chicalote

<Spanish <Nahuatl chicalotl
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British Dictionary definitions for chicalote

chicalote
/ (ˌtʃiːkɑːˈləʊteɪ) /

noun
a poppy, Argemone platyceras, of the southwestern US and Mexico with prickly leaves and white or yellow flowers

Word Origin for chicalote

from Spanish, from Nahuatl chicalotl
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