epazote
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of epazote
1970–75; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl epazōtl
Example Sentences
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It’s a large tamal filled with both chicken and pork, achiote, onion, tomato and epazote.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025
Garcia’s husband, Juan Espinoza Trujano recounted the recipe from his hometown pueblo that he planned to make: quesadillas with epazote, flor de calabaza, onion and chile.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023
Aside from vegetables, they also grow medicinal herbs, some of which include camomile, salvia, calendula, lavender and epazote.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2022
The gooey appetizer — molten Mexican cheeses swirled with corn, epazote and earthy huitlacoche — comes swaddled in banana leaves in a hot skillet.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022
All those crates of nopalitos and epazote and tender corn, all those shelves of pickled red onions and tequesquite and coriander taunting me.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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