mogote

American  

[muh-goh-tee] / məˈgoʊ ti /

noun

1. a residual hillock of limestone, honeycombed with cavities.

2. Southwestern U.S. a patch of thickly grown brush or dense shrubbery.

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Etymology

Origin of mogote

First recorded in 1925–30; from Central American Spanish, Spanish: “knoll, stack of sheaves”

Example Sentences

Stop at a tobacco farm and learn what goes into making some of the world’s finest cigars, or, if you’re a keen climber, get a guide to show you where the best mogote climbing is.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2016

At the mogote, however, we were already near the Parracho highway and at once struck into it.

From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick