elote
Americannoun
plural
elotes-
a Mexican and Central American street food consisting of grilled corn on the cob coated in mayonnaise, crema or sour cream, cotija or other cheese, lime juice, cilantro, and spices.
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any variety of maize which, when harvested young, produces ears of corn to be eaten on the cob.
Example Sentences
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According to the lawsuit, he took inspiration from elote, a traditional Mexican street food.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
Another item that delivered sticker shock: the elote street corn cup, a small cup of dressed-up corn, for $13.89.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023
It’s the montages that really shine, like the moment in a park when Montañez, eating elote and watching everyone put hot sauce on their food, gets a vision of a spicy snack.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2023
Their families sat around, drinking coffee, eating cups of elote, or roasted corn; the children were sucking on spicy lollipops.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022
It is so with every stage of growth of the maize plant, chilote, elote, and maizorca.
From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas
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